Citation vs. Footnote

Citationnoun

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

Citationnoun

The paper containing such summons or notice.

Citationnoun

The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.

Citationnoun

An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

Citationnoun

The passage or words quoted; quotation.

Citationnoun

Enumeration; mention.

Citationnoun

A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.

Citationnoun

A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Citationnoun

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

Citationnoun

The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.

Citationnoun

Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.

Citationnoun

A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.

Citationnoun

an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

Citationnoun

(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

Citationnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;

Citationnoun

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Citationnoun

a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

Citationnoun

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

Citation

A citation is a reference to a source. More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appears.

Footnotenoun

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.

Footnotenoun

(by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.

Footnotenoun

A qualification to the import of something.

Footnoteverb

To add footnotes to a text.

Footnotenoun

A note of reference or comment at the foot{4} of a page.

Footnotenoun

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

Footnoteverb

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments;