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語源

From 中期英語 citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite +‎ -ation.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/, [ˌsaɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: ci‧tat‧ion

名詞

citation (countable and uncountable, plural citations)

1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

   Synonyms: invocation; see also Thesaurus:summons

   • 1851, “United States Reports/Volume 70”, in Castro v. United States, United States Supreme Court:

     No citation was issued upon this appeal returnable to the next term of this court, nor was the record filed and the cause docketed during that term. On the 29th of May, 1865, however, a citation was issued, returnable at this term, and service of this citation was acknowledged by the present district attorney; and the writ was returned and the record filed at this term, under an agreement between the district attorney and the attorney for the claimants, to submit the cause upon printed briefs.

   • 2025 October 9, Denzen Cortez, “Placer County enforces e-bike and e-motorcycle regulations to curb reckless riding”, in KCRA‎:

     In late September, over a three-day period, Placer County conducted 183 stops among riders, some involving groups, which led to 30 citations and 25 e-motorcycles being towed.

2. The paper containing such summons or notice.
3. The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
4. An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
5. The passage or words quoted; a quotation.

   Synonyms: cite, quotation, quote

6. (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎, page 3:

     Historically, target words were garnered through focused reading programs and citations were handwritten on slips of paper which were collated alphabetically and stored in drawers for ready access (much like old-fashioned library catalogues).

7. Enumeration; mention.

   Synonyms: listing, numbering, telling; see also Thesaurus:counting

   It's a simple citation of facts.

8. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

派生語

関連する語

• cite

参考

• attestation