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It makes sense that Wikipedia articles about dictionaries may cite the respective dictionaries, but in cases where a word used somewhere on Wikipedia needs to be supported by a citation to a dictionary, focus on whether the dictionary to be cited for that word is actually acceptable as a reliable source under the policies and guidelines for ...
This template is a Citation Style 1 wrapper template based on {{Cite encyclopedia}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1 . This template generates a citation for a particular term defined in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary .
Generates a citation and link for a word defined in the online edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Usage As with all reference notes, the template should be inserted after any punctuation, such as a period or comma.
Note this template is for citing the website Cambridge Dictionaries, which itself collects entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. Do not use this template to cite any of those print dictionaries.
To use it, click on Cite at the top of the edit window, having already positioned your cursor after the sentence or fact you wish to reference. Then select one of the 'Templates' from the dropdown menu that best suits the type of source.
Citations are important in Wikipedia to ensure that information comes from actual, reliable sources (WP:V, WP:CITE). There are three preferred ways of citing sources: Footnotes; Footnotes with list-defined references; Shortened footnotes
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
This template is used for creating a citation of Dictionary.com for the specified search term. The access date can be specified, if desired, with the accessdate parameter. Example: