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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

citation
     n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given
          as formal public statement [syn: commendation]
     2: a short note acknowledging a source of information or
        quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list
        several important citations"; "the article includes
        mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: credit, reference,
         mention, quotation]
     3: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a
        proceeding

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, 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.

   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.

            This horse load of citations and fathers. --Milton.

   3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

   4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority,
      to prove a point in law.