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📚 Glossary Term

Citation

📖
Definition A reference that shows where quoted, paraphrased, or summarized information came from.

🧒 In Simple Words

A citation tells readers where your information or evidence came from.

📌 Example

A student includes a citation after paraphrasing information from a report.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"I added a citation so readers could find the source of the statistic."

🔗 Related Terms

Textual EvidenceParaphraseCredible Source