n. [ F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See Cite ] 1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation. [ 1913 Webster ]
This horse load of citations and fathers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. [ 1913 Webster ]
[dīkā] (n) EN: invitation to a monk ; letter of invitation to a Buddhist monk ; solicitation for a contribution ; subscription for Buddhist temple funds
(n) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, Syn. reference, mention, cite, acknowledgment, credit, quotation, Example: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