Citation meaning : An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. The paper containing such summons or notice. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words. An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context. The passage or words quoted; quotation. A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles. Enumeration; mention. A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.