Main Entry: ci·ta·tion

Pronunciation: \sī-ˈtā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 13th century

1 : an official summons to appear (as before a court)
2 a : an act of quoting; especially : the citing of a previously settled case at law b : excerpt, quotation
3 : mention: as a : a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor b : specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty

synonyms see encomium

— ci·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective