citation
has definitions from the fields of law,writing,zoology,horse racing,fine art
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[ noun ] an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
Synonyms Used in print (The New York Times,...)Shaw and Skorich headed a group of players , coaches and team officials who received an engrossed copy of an official city citation and a pair of silver cufflinks shaped like a football . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)When he was in the war , he was in Law or Supplies or something like that , and an old buddy of his told me he would come down on Sundays to the Pentagon and read the citations for medals - just like the one we sent_in for Trig - and go_away with a real glow . |
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[ noun ] (zoology,horse racing) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
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[ noun ] (writing) a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage
Synonyms Examples "the student's essay failed to list several important citations" "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" Related terms note cross-reference photo_credit mention reference notice adduce |
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[ noun ] (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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