cite
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From Old French citer, from Latin citare, frequentative of ciēre.

Verb

cite (cites, present participle citing; simple past and past participle cited)

  1. (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  2. (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
  3. To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  4. (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Related terms Etymology 2

From the first syllable of citation.

Noun

cite (plural cites)

  1. (informal) A citation.
    We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.



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