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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/
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• General-American: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/
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• General-American: [ˌsaɪˈtheɪʃn̩]
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From Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite + -ation.

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: призовка (prizovka) — an official summons
• Dutch: dagvaarding — an official summons
• German: Vorladung — an official summons
• Greek: κλήτευση (klítefsi) — an official summons
• Greek: κλήση (klísi) — an official summons
• Hungarian: idézés — an official summons
• Hungarian: beidézés — an official summons
• Russian: вы́зов (výzov) — an official summons
• Russian: пове́стка (povéstka) — an official summons
• Spanish: citatorio — an official summons
• Spanish: citatoria — an official summons
• Spanish: citación — an official summons
• Spanish: requisitoria — an official summons
• Bulgarian: цити́ране (citírane) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Catalan: cita — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Catalan: citació — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Danish: citation — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Danish: citering — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Dutch: citaat — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Dutch: aanhaling — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Faroese: endurgeving — the act of citing a passage from a book
• German: Zitieren — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Greek: παράθεση (paráthesi) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Greek: παραπομπή (parapompí) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Greek: μνεία (mneía) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Hebrew: ציטוט (tzitut) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Hungarian: idézés — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Portuguese: citação — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Romanian: citare — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Romanian: citat — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Russian: цити́рование (citírovanije) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Spanish: cita — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Spanish: citación — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Tamil: மேற்கோள் (mēṟkōḷ) — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Turkish: alıntı yapma — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Turkish: alıntılama — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Turkish: iktibas etme — the act of citing a passage from a book
• Arabic: شَاهِد (šāhid) — (lexicography) a quotation with attached bibliographical details
• Bulgarian: изброяване (izbrojavane) — enumeration
• Dutch: vermelding — enumeration
• German: Aufzählung — enumeration
• Greek: απαρίθμηση (aparíthmisi) — enumeration
• Greek: κατάλογος (katálogos) — enumeration
• Russian: перечисле́ние (perečislénije) — enumeration
• Turkish: tadat — enumeration
• Turkish: zikir — enumeration
• Bulgarian: позоваване (pozovavane) — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Catalan: cita — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Dutch: bronvermelding — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Finnish: viite — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Greek: αναφορά (anaforá) — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Greek: παραπομπή (parapompí) — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Hungarian: hivatkozás — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Russian: ссы́лка (ssýlka) — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Russian: упомина́ние (upominánije) — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Serbo-Croatian: navod — a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
• Dutch: citatie — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• German: Begründung — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• German: ehrenvolle Erwähnung — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• Greek: εύφημος μνεία (éffimos mneía) — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• Hungarian: dicséret — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• Māori: kupu hautoa — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
• Russian: объявле́ние благода́рности (obʺjavlénije blagodárnosti) — a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement