Citeable

/ˈsaɪtəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be quoted or referred to as a source or example in writing or speech.

Etymology

From the verb 'cite' (from Latin citare, meaning 'to call upon' or 'to set in motion') plus the suffix '-able', which means 'capable of being.' The term emerged in English legal and academic contexts where sources needed to be identified as quotable.

Kelly Says

In academic research, the concept of something being 'citeable' actually shapes how knowledge gets validated and spreads—if a source isn't citeable (maybe because it's unpublished or too obscure), its ideas can disappear from history even if they were brilliant, which is why open-access publishing has become such a big deal in science.

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