Synonyms for citation
saɪˈteɪ ʃənci·ta·tion

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1. citationnoun

   Synonyms:
   quote, quotation

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1. citation, commendationnoun

   an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

   Synonyms:
   approval, credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, quotation, reference, cite

2. citationnoun

   (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

   Synonyms:
   credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, quotation, reference, cite

3. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationnoun

   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 cases"

   Synonyms:
   extension, denotation, commendation, course credit, book of facts, character reference, credit rating, reference point, character, reference, mention, honorable mention, deferred payment, acknowledgement, reference book, quote, acknowledgment, credit entry, recognition, computer address, consultation, address, source, quotation, cite, point of reference, credit, reference work

4. quotation, quote, citationnoun

   a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

   Synonyms:
   inverted comma, credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, quotation, reference, quotation mark, cite

5. citationnoun

   a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

   Synonyms:
   credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, quotation, reference, cite

6. Citationnoun

   thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

   Synonyms:
   credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, quotation, reference, cite

Matched Categories

1. • Award
   • Excerpt
   • Law
   • Speech Act
   • Summons
   • Thoroughbred

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. citationnoun

   Synonyms:
   summons, official call or notice

2. citationnoun

   Synonyms:
   quotation, extract, excerpt, quoted passage

3. citationnoun

   Synonyms:
   enumeration, mention

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1. List of paraphrases for "citation":

   quotation, quote, citations, visa, summons, quotations, commendation, quotes, subpoena, reference, indent, visas, footnote

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1. Terrisa Bukovinac:

   I wanted to go do sidewalk counseling while Im working from home because I have more flexibility with my schedule now, but once I found out that there was a citation given, I didnt go because I just started a brand new job and [its] a job I love ... and I didnt know if anything like that could possibly ... be a reason for them to let me go.

2. Katy Villarreal:

   I couldn't believe that when he got that first citation, he wasn't taken to jail, i'm against killing a person, but this man took an innocent child.

3. Michael Budkie:

   This could potentially be the zoo's third citation. This one ended up not only endangering a child but also essentially with the murder of a gorilla by gunshot.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on. ... If it were a first-time traffic citation, if it were something minor, a misdemeanor, that's entirely different, this man had already been deported five times. And he should have been deported at the request of the federal government.

5. Sylvester Turner:

   Now, when our police officers and firefighters and others are encountering people who are not wearing masks, we are going to be issuing the necessary warning, please put on your mask on, and failure to do so will cause a citation, a ticket to be given.