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s | citation |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun citation is

an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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