Top synonyms for “citation”: acknowledgment, cite, commendation, credit, mention, quotation, quote, reference.
Definitions
- (noun)thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
- (noun)a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- (noun)a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- (noun)an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- (noun)a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
- (noun)(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "citation" include acknowledgment, cite, commendation, credit, mention, quotation. Our thesaurus lists 8 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "citation" mean?
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
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