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Ditation vs Citation - What's the difference?

ditation | citation |

As nouns the difference between ditation and citation

is that ditation is (obsolete) the act of making rich; enrichment while citation is an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

ditation

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) The act of making rich; enrichment.
    • (Bishop Hall)
    (Webster 1913)

    citation

    English

    (wikipedia citation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  • The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
  • An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  • The passage or words quoted; quotation.
  • Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  • A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
  • A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

    • Synonyms

    * (passage of words) quotation * (passage of words) quote

    Related terms

    * cite * attestation