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cital

UK/ˈsaɪtəl/US/ˈsaɪdəl/

cital noun: a summons to appear, as before a judge.

Noun

cital (plural citals)

  1. A summons to appear, as before a judge.
    • It was carried regularly through the forms of cital.1760, The Life and Adventures of a Cat
  2. Citation; quotation.
    • He made a blushing citall of himselfe,
      And chid his Trewant youth.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of cital

pluralcitals

Origin of cital

From cite (verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns of action).

Questions about cital

What does cital mean?
Cital means a summons to appear, as before a judge.
What part of speech is cital?
Cital is a noun.
How do you pronounce cital?
Cital is pronounced /ˈsaɪtəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of cital?
The plural of cital is citals.

Words near cital in the dictionary

  1. cit.
  2. citability
  3. citable
  4. citadel
  5. citadels
  6. cital
  7. citalopram
  8. citals
  9. Citalá
  10. citatepine
  11. citation

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