citation
noun
[ sʌɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
• "the majority of the citations are to work published during the past twenty years"
• a mention of a praiseworthy act in an official report, especially that of a member of the armed forces in wartime.
• "the citation described him as an officer of extreme gallantry"
• a summons to appear in court.
• "a traffic citation"
Origin:
Middle English (in citation (sense 2)): from Old French, from Latin citatio(n- ), from citare ‘cite’.
