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undercitation

undercitation noun: insufficient citation.

Noun

undercitation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient citation.
    • Among the problems of interpretation in citation analysis are those of overcitation and undercitation.2002, Erners B. Hook, Prematurity in Scientific Discovery: On Resistance and Neglect
    Antonyms:
    overcitation

Antonyms of undercitation

Origin of undercitation

From under- + citation.

Questions about undercitation

What does undercitation mean?
Undercitation means insufficient citation.
What part of speech is undercitation?
Undercitation is a noun.

Words near undercitation in the dictionary

  1. underchins
  2. underchlorinated
  3. underchlorination
  4. underchoreographed
  5. underchurched
  6. undercitation
  7. undercited
  8. undercities
  9. undercitizen
  10. undercitizens
  11. undercity

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