A passage, phrase, or source that has been cited or quoted, particularly in legal or scholarly texts.
Latin past participle of 'citare' (to cite or call), used as a noun. It represents something that has been called upon or summoned as evidence or reference.
This Latin term appears in legal databases and scholarly indexes—it's the thing itself that gets quoted, making it the 'called thing' rather than the act of calling.
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