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citation

/saɪˈteɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण साइटेशन

उद्धरण, हवाला

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  1. 1

    [C]

    words or lines taken from a book or a speech; a reference to the source

    उद्धरण, हवाला

    • citations from Shakespeare
    • The student lost marks for failing to give a proper citation for the quoted lines.
    • Add a citation after every quotation in your project.
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    • The article included a citation from a famous speech.
    • Failing to include a citation can be seen as copying.

    Synonyms quotation quote reference extract excerpt

  2. 2

    [C]

    an official statement about something special that somebody has done, especially about acts of courage in a war

    प्रशस्ति-पत्र

    • a citation for bravery
    • The constable received a citation for his courage during the flood rescue.
    • The firefighter received a citation for saving three children.
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    • The citation praised her courage and quick thinking.
    • The soldier's citation was read out at the ceremony.

    Synonyms commendation honourable mention award tribute

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ci·ta·tion

?Which word?

Homophone, asked very often: cite (quote or mention as an example), site (a place: 'a construction site') and sight (the ability to see; something seen) are all pronounced /saɪt/.

Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: cite (उद्धृत करना या उदाहरण देना), site (स्थान: 'a construction site') और sight (देखने की क्षमता; दृश्य) सबकी pronunciation /saɪt/ है।

Keep the quote words together: citation, quotation, reference, excerpt (a short part of a book or film), extract.

उद्धरण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: citation, quotation, reference, excerpt (किताब या फ़िल्म का छोटा भाग, अंश), extract।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A gallantry citation, cite an example, cite a reason.

A gallantry citation (बहादुरी के लिए दिया गया प्रशस्ति-पत्र), cite an example (उदाहरण देना) और cite a reason (कारण बताना) में cite का मतलब है प्रमाण या उदाहरण के रूप में कुछ पेश करना।