How to pronounce “citation”
Say “citation” in 3 beats
citation
/saɪˈteɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /saɪteɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- citsaɪ
- atteɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /saɪˈteɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /saɪteɪʃən/
- Respelling
- sy-TAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — cit-AT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: cit-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/saɪˈteɪʃən/
/saɪteɪʃən/
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What “citation” means
- noun
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- noun
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
Say it in a sentence
“Every citation has to follow the same style throughout.”“citation”, answered
How do you pronounce “citation”?
“citation” is pronounced /saɪˈteɪʃən/ (sy-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /saɪteɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as cit-AT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “citation” have?
3: cit · at · ion. The beat lands on the second, “at”.
Is “citation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /saɪˈteɪʃən/ (sy-TAY-shuhn); British English says /saɪteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “citation” mean?
As a noun: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement For example: “Every citation has to follow the same style throughout.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “citation”?
Stress the second syllable: cit-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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