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Pronunciation / Transliteration: citation
"Il a ajouté une citation de Victor Hugo dans sa dissertation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
"The research paper included multiple citations from recent scientific journals."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'citare', meaning 'to rouse, summon, or call'. Over time, it evolved in Middle English through Anglo-Norman legal and academic contexts to signify an official reference to a legal precedent, author, or published work.
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citation
Transliteration: citation
"Il a ajouté une citation de Victor Hugo dans sa dissertation."
Zitation
Transliteration: Zitation
"Die korrekte Zitation von Quellen ist in wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten wichtig."
citazione
Transliteration: citazione
"Il saggio contiene una citazione importante di Dante."
citación
Transliteration: citacion
"El ensayo requiere una citación formal para cada fuente."
citação
Transliteration: citacao
"O artigo acadêmico precisa de uma citação correta."
उद्धरण
Transliteration: uddharan
"शोध पत्र में एक प्रामाणिक उद्धरण शामिल है।"
引用
Transliteration: yǐnyòng
"这篇论文包含了很多权威的引用。"
인용
Transliteration: inyong
"논문에는 정확한 출처 인용이 필요하다."
引用
Transliteration: in'yō
"論文には適切な引用が必要です。"
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