citation

Universal Words noun 1 [C] words or lines taken from a book or a speech SYNQUOTATION 2 [C] an official statement about sth special that sb has done, especially about acts of courage in a war: a citation for bravery 3 [U] (formal) an act of citing or being cited: Space does not permit the citation of the examples. 4 [C] (AmE) = SUMMONS: The judge issued a contempt citation against the woman for violating a previous court order.