citation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cit·ation AW [citation citations] BrE [saɪˈteɪʃn] NAmE [saɪˈteɪʃn] noun
(formal)
1. countable words or lines taken from a book or a speech
Syn: ↑quotation
2. countable an official statement about sth special that sb has done, especially about acts of courage in a war
•a citation for bravery
3. uncountable an act of citing or being cited
•Space does not permit the citation of the examples.
4. countable (NAmE) = ↑summons
•The judge issued a contempt citation against the woman for violating a previous court order.

Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French, from Latin citatio(n-), from citare ‘cite’.

Example Bank:
•The report contained several citations taken from her PhD thesis.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Citation, quotation, quote, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, commendation