| NOUN | communication | citation, commendation | an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement |
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| communication | citation | (law) the act of citing / citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) | |
| communication | citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | |
| communication | citation, quotation, quote | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited | |
| communication | citation | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | |
| animal | Citation | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 |
| Sounds | saytey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement. | |
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| Synonym | commendation | |
| Broader | award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels | A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
| Verbs | cite | commend / commend |
| Meaning | (law) the act of citing / citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.). | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Verbs | cite | make reference to |
| cite | repeat a passage from | |
| cite | refer to | |
| Meaning | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. | |
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| Example | "the student's essay failed to list several important citations" | |
| Synonyms | cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation | |
| Narrower | cross-reference, cross-index | A reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work |
| photo credit | A note acknowledging the source of a published photograph | |
| Broader | note, annotation, notation | A comment or instruction (usually added) |
| Spanish | cita, mención, referencia, remisión | |
| Catalan | citació, cita, menció, remissió | |
| Verbs | cite | make reference to |
| cite | repeat a passage from | |
| cite | advance evidence for | |
| cite | refer to | |
| Meaning | A passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited. | |
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| Synonyms | quotation, quote | |
| Narrower | epigraph | A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing |
| mimesis | The representation of another person's words in a speech | |
| misquotation, misquote | An incorrect quotation | |
| Broader | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
| Spanish | citación, cita | |
| Catalan | citació, cita | |
| Verbs | cite | make reference to |
| cite | repeat a passage from | |
| cite | advance evidence for | |
| cite | refer to | |
| Meaning | A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | summons, process | A writ issued by authority of law |
| Spanish | auto de comparecencia, citación | |
| Catalan | acte de compareixença, citació de compareixença | |
| Verbs | cite | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| Meaning | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948. | |
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| Instance of | thoroughbred | A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares |
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