citation

1. An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement (synset 106718888)
   hypernym: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
   synonym: commendation
2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) (synset 107195230)
   domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   hypernym: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
3. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (synset 106776392)
   "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"
   hypernym: annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added)
   hyponym:

   • photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
   • cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
   synonym: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
4. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited (synset 106625409)
   hypernym: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work
   hyponym:

   • epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
   • mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech
   • misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
   synonym: quotation, quote
5. A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (synset 106570268)
   domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   hypernym: process, summons - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
6. Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 (synset 102386978)
   instance hypernym: thoroughbred - a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

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