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Definition: CITING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To cite or quote. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To excerpt. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To subpoena, summon or call. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To gesture or signal. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To hint, sign or tag.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Present participle conjugation of the verb cite.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(cite)
1. Commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements".[Wordnet].
2. Refer to.[Wordnet].
3. Repeat a passage from.[Wordnet].
4. Refer to for illustration or proof.[Wordnet].
5. Advance evidence for.[Wordnet].
6. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.[Wordnet].
7. Refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work".[Wordnet].
8. Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention".[Wordnet].
9. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.[Websters].
10. To urge; to enjoin.[Websters].
11. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.[Websters].
12. To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.[Websters].
13. To bespeak; to indicate.[Websters].
14. To notify of a proceeding in court.[Websters].
15. Base verb from the following inflections: citing, cited, cites, citer, citers, citingly and citedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Citing" is a common misspelling or typo for: coiting.

Date "Citing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Definition: CITING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To cite or quote. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To excerpt. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To subpoena, summon or call. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To gesture or signal. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To hint, sign or tag.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Present participle conjugation of the verb cite.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(cite)
1. Commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements".[Wordnet].
2. Refer to.[Wordnet].
3. Repeat a passage from.[Wordnet].
4. Refer to for illustration or proof.[Wordnet].
5. Advance evidence for.[Wordnet].
6. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.[Wordnet].
7. Refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work".[Wordnet].
8. Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention".[Wordnet].
9. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.[Websters].
10. To urge; to enjoin.[Websters].
11. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.[Websters].
12. To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.[Websters].
13. To bespeak; to indicate.[Websters].
14. To notify of a proceeding in court.[Websters].
15. Base verb from the following inflections: citing, cited, cites, citer, citers, citingly and citedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"CITING" is a common misspelling or typo for: coiting.

Date "CITING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Specialty Definition: cite

DomainDefinition
Aerospace1: Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation (CITE). (references)
 2: Chemical Instruments Test Experiment. (references)
 3: Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation. (references)
 4: CARGO INTEGRATION TEST EQUIPMENT. (references)
PhysicsReference citation of the form Williams97. (references)
TechnologyTo quote or refer to an authority outside oneself, usually in support of a point or conclusion, or by way of explanation or example. In scholarly publication, the source of such a reference is indicated in a footnote or endnote. Also used as a shortened form of the term citation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: cite

ExpressionsDefinition
2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cite Soleil, HaitiBefore dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation in Cite Soleil, a densely populated residential neighborhood -- one of the poorest communities in Port-au-Prince and a stronghold of support for Lavalas and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Eyewitnesses claimed there was not a firefight, but rather a slaughter. The operation was primarily conducted by U.N. forces, assisted by Haitian National Police. (references)
Cite de l'Or, QuebecThe Cité de l'Or ("Gold city") is an attraction located in the abiti region of Quebec. (references)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: cite

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
CITEEnglishCurrent Information Tapes For EngineersComputing
Cite.EnglishCompression ignition and turbine engineMechanical Engineering
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Topics by Level of Interest: cite

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Category:1632 articles with check or cite needed4   Category:1632 articles with check or cite needed4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).