co-citation

noun

The simultaneous linking to each of a group of webpages from each of another group of webpages, even though the members of the group do not link to each other; used by some search engines to establish a connection between related pages.

OriginEnglish citation ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

nounco-citation (plural co-citations)

plural co-citations · alternative cocitation

  1. InternetThe simultaneous linking to each of a group of webpages from each of another group of webpages, even though the members of the group do not link to each other; used by some search engines to establish a connection between related pages.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishcitation
  9. Englishco-citation

From co- + citation.

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APA

co-citation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-citation

MLA

“co-citation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-citation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-citation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-citation.

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