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Synonyms: cibation, ditation, fixation, creation, agitation, station, situation, excitation, incitation, imitation, captation

Antonyms: cibation, ditation, fixation, creation, agitation, station, situation, excitation, incitation, imitation, captation

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Noun

1. An official [[summons]] or [[notice]] given to a person to [[appear]].
2. The [[paper]] containing such summons or notice.
3. The act of [[cite|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 [[reference|referencing]].
4. An entry in a list of [[source]]s from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed [[bibliographical]] style; a [[reference]].
5. An [[instance]] of having had one's [[work]] cited.
6. The [[passage]] or words quoted; a [[quotation]].
7. {{senseid|en|lexicography}} {{lb|en|lexicography}} A [[quotation]] with attached [[bibliographical]] details [[demonstrate|demonstrating]] the use of a particular [[lexical item]] in a [[dictionary]], especially a [[dictionary on historical principles]].
8. [[enumeration|Enumeration]]; mention.
9. A [[reference]] to decided cases, or books of [[authority]], to prove a point in [[law]].
10. A [[commendation]] in recognition of some achievement, or a formal [[statement]] of an achievement.

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