definition of
citation

[1] #1 citation n. [commendation] an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement. wn

[2] #2 citation n. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.). wn

[3] #3 citation n. [cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical. wn

[4] #4 citation n. [quotation, quote] a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. wn

[5] #5 citation n. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding. wn