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📚 Glossary Term

Cite

📖
Definition To point to information from a text or source as evidence for an idea.

🧒 In Simple Words

To cite means to show where your proof comes from in the reading.

📌 Example

A reader can cite a line from the article to support an inference.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"I cited a sentence from paragraph four to support my answer."

🔗 Related Terms

Textual EvidenceQuoteParaphrase