citation vs selection

selection vs citation

citation and selection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citation	Yes	No	No	No
selection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, selection is a hypernym of citation; that is, selection is a word with a broader meaning than citation:

citation: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
selection: a passage selected from a larger work

Other hypernyms of citation include excerpt, excerption, extract.

citation (noun)	selection (noun)
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement	the act of choosing or selecting
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	the person or thing chosen or selected
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding	a passage selected from a larger work
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Difference between citation and selection

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