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citation

citation

49 5.1
A note showing where information comes from, like a book or article
  • noun
  • /saɪˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cita
  • We regret that space constraints have prevented the citation of many relevant and important references.
  • citation count
  • number of citations
  • citations per publication

Part of the citations, it turns out, come from paper mills.

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Examples

  • The population trend data come from the same citations as the population size data.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So Google uses citation as a proxy for authority.

  • Did you look in his citation book?

  • I believe a citation is called for.

  • A researcher has no way of knowing from the citation that the journal has since changed titles.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This papers published, it's got thousands of citations and it had two very interesting effects.

  • Together, these changes may have paved the way for faster citation rates experienced by subsequent editors.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The citation reads, "Honor and faithfulness."

  • Indeed, there is some argument about the usefulness of citation studies in the archival field.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In her thesis, she included a comprehensive citation for every source she referenced.

Synonyms

reference
vscitation
329 3.2

Mention of a source that shows where information comes from

includes direct quotations as well as such notes rather than only mentioning
ref
vscitation
7 5.2

A source used to show where information comes from

is mainly used in academic or legal contexts rather than general use
bibliog
vscitation
9.1

An entry giving details of one source used in a paper

is used in text or as a quotation and not only as a list entry

Idioms

A note added to a text to show a statement needs a reliable source

Compounds

citation form
  • Texting
1 7.5

The basic form of a word that a dictionary lists

9.8

A group of journals or researchers who agree to mention each other's work a lot to seem more important

How Formal

citation
  • Specialized
49 5.1
reference
83 3.7
quotation
62 2.6
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

citation singular
citations plural

Morphology

citation = cite (transparent) = cite + ation

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'cite' meaning 'the act or instance of citing'; learners who know 'cite' can readily infer this meaning.

Etymology

Citation comes from the Latin citare, which means 'to call'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a citation as 'calling' a book or author to support your idea, just like the English verb cite, so a citation is a reference to a source.