cite
Pronunciation Etymology 1
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Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Old French citer, from Latin citare, frequentative of ciēre.
Verbcite (cites, present participle citing; simple past and past participle cited)
- (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
From the first syllable of citation.
Nouncite (plural cites)
- (informal) A citation.
- We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.
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