citation
noun
ci·ta·tion
sī-ˈtā-shən
1
: an official summons to appear (as before a court)
2
3
: mention: such as
a
: a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor
b
: specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty
a citation for bravery
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