All 3 Uses
cite
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Absalom, Absalom!
(Edited)
- …and now he also emerging from the same holocaust in which she had suffered, with nothing to face what the future held for the South but his bare hands and the sword which he at least had never surrendered and the citation for valor from his defeated Commander-in-Chief.
Chpt 1 *citation = written commendation (statement of praise)
- ...he brought home with him a citation for valor in Lee's own hand...
Chpt 3
- ...Henry citing himself authority for incest…
Chpt 8 *citing = listing
Definitions:
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(1)
(cite as in: cited from the President's speech) to mention something or quote someone (to make a point)
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(2)
(cite as in: cited for valor) officially praise for something
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(3)
(cite as in: cited for speeding) to officially mention someone in a legal matter - especially to charge someone with breaking the law or to demand they appear in court
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Citation was also the name of a race horse.