Citation

/ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

What it means

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

Letter analysis

  • Citation contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Citation mean?

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

How many letters are in Citation?

Citation has 8 letters.

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