a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; the students essay failed to list several important citations; the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book; the article includes mention of similar clinical cases

[ Syn: citation , cite , acknowledgment , credit , reference , mention ]

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

[ Syn: quote , citation ]

a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation'