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citation form
noun citation forms
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The basic form of a word or set of words used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a phrase).
For English, the citation form of a noun is the singular (and non-possessive) form: mouse rather than mice. For multiword lexemes that contain possessive adjectives or reflexive pronouns, the citation form uses a form of the indefinite pronoun one: do one's best, perjure oneself. In European languag
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Talk about this word "citation form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/citation%20form. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. citation form. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/citation%20form "citation form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/citation%20form.Cite this
@misc{citation_form_2026,
title = {citation form},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/citation%20form},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
