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1.nounAn official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
2.nounThe paper containing such summons or notice.
3.nounThe act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.
4.nounAn entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
5.nounThe passage or words quoted; quotation.
6.nounA quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
7.nounEnumeration; mention."It's a simple citation of facts."
8.nounA reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9.nounA commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.