Citation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹəkˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪtɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪtɪdnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹəkˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

quote quotation reference acknowledgment credit commendation mention cite

Parts of Speech

noun	an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
noun	(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
noun	a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
noun	thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

Word Forms

cite	verb	commend
commend	verb	express approval of
acknowledge	verb	express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
credit	verb	ascribe an achievement to
reference	verb	refer to
mention	verb	make reference to
quote	verb	repeat a passage from

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zitat

eine offizielle Auszeichnung (für Tapferkeit oder Verdienste), die normalerweise als formelle öffentliche Erklärung verliehen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

citación

un premio oficial (como por valentía o servicio) generalmente otorgado como declaración pública formal

🇮🇹Italian

citazione

un premio ufficiale (per il coraggio o il servizio) solitamente assegnato come dichiarazione pubblica formale

🇳🇱Dutch

citaat

een officiële onderscheiding (zoals voor moed of dienstbaarheid), meestal gegeven als formele openbare verklaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

citação

um prêmio oficial (como por bravura ou serviço) geralmente concedido como declaração pública formal

🇷🇺Russian

цитирование

официальная награда (за храбрость или службу), обычно вручаемая как официальное публичное заявление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्धरण

एक आधिकारिक पुरस्कार (बहादुरी या सेवा के लिए) आमतौर पर औपचारिक सार्वजनिक बयान के रूप में दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ধৃতি

একটি সরকারী পুরষ্কার (সাহসিকতা বা পরিষেবা হিসাবে) সাধারণত আনুষ্ঠানিক পাবলিক বিবৃতি হিসাবে দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்கோள்

உத்தியோகபூர்வ விருது (துணிச்சல் அல்லது சேவைக்காக) பொதுவாக முறையான பொது அறிக்கையாக வழங்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనులేఖనం

అధికారిక అవార్డు (శౌర్యం లేదా సేవ కోసం) సాధారణంగా అధికారిక బహిరంగ ప్రకటనగా ఇవ్వబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धरण

अधिकृत पुरस्कार (शौर्य किंवा सेवेसाठी) सहसा औपचारिक सार्वजनिक विधान म्हणून दिला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવતરણ

સત્તાવાર પુરસ્કાર (બહાદુરી અથવા સેવા માટે) સામાન્ય રીતે ઔપચારિક જાહેર નિવેદન તરીકે આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲೇಖ

ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ (ಶೌರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವೆಗಾಗಿ) ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവലംബം

ഒരു ഔദ്യോഗിക അവാർഡ് (ധീരതയ്‌ക്കോ സേവനത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി) സാധാരണയായി ഔപചാരിക പൊതു പ്രസ്താവനയായി നൽകും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ (ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਈ) ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਨਤਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوالہ

ایک سرکاری ایوارڈ (بہادری یا خدمت کے طور پر) عام طور پر باضابطہ عوامی بیان کے طور پر دیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

引文

官方奖励（如勇敢或服务），通常以正式公开声明的形式颁发

🇯🇵Japanese

引用

通常、正式な公式声明として与えられる公式の賞（勇気または功績に関して）

🇰🇷Korean

소환

일반적으로 공식 공개 성명으로 수여되는 공식 상(용기 또는 봉사에 대한)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trích dẫn

một giải thưởng chính thức (về lòng dũng cảm hoặc dịch vụ) thường được trao dưới dạng tuyên bố chính thức trước công chúng

🇹🇭Thai

การอ้างอิง

รางวัลอย่างเป็นทางการ (สำหรับความกล้าหาญหรือการบริการ) มักจะมอบให้เป็นคำแถลงต่อสาธารณะอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kutipan

penghargaan resmi (untuk keberanian atau pelayanan) biasanya diberikan sebagai pernyataan publik formal

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsipi

isang opisyal na parangal (para sa katapangan o serbisyo) na karaniwang ibinibigay bilang pormal na pampublikong pahayag

🇲🇾Malay

petikan

anugerah rasmi (seperti untuk keberanian atau perkhidmatan) biasanya diberikan sebagai kenyataan awam rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاقتباس

جائزة رسمية (مثل الشجاعة أو الخدمة) تُمنح عادةً كبيان عام رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

نقل قول

یک جایزه رسمی (برای شجاعت یا خدمت) که معمولاً به عنوان بیانیه عمومی رسمی داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

Alıntı

genellikle resmi kamuoyu açıklaması olarak verilen resmi bir ödül (cesaret veya hizmet için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיטָטָה

פרס רשמי (כמו על אומץ או שירות) הניתן בדרך כלל כהצהרה פומבית רשמית

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'citation'?

The primary meaning of 'citation' is 'an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'citation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'citation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'citation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'citation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'citation' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'citation' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'citation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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