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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) citation, commendation (an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)

S: (n) citation ((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))
S: (n) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage) "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
S: (n) quotation, quote, citation (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

S: (n) excerpt, excerption, extract, selection (a passage selected from a larger work) "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

S: (n) section, subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)) "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

S: (n) writing, written material, piece of writing (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)) "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

S: (n) written communication, written language, black and white (communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten))

S: (n) communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

S: (n) communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) citation (a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding)