A Citation

1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
2. The paper containing such summons or notice.
3. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in their own words.
4. An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
5. The passage or words quoted; quotation.
6. (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
7. Enumeration; mention.
8. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Synonyms

• (passage of words): quotation
• (passage of words): quote