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cite

/saɪt/ noun

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Latin root: citare Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
    the student's essay failed to list several important citations

verb

  1. Make reference to.
    His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
  2. Commend.
    he was cited for his outstanding achievements
  3. Refer to.
    he referenced his colleagues' work

Origin

From Old French citer, from Latin citare (“to cause to move, excite, summon”), frequentative of ciēre (“to rouse, excite, call”). Sense 4 is the original one.

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