How do you cite an online dictionary in APA 7?
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How do you cite an online dictionary in APA 7?
URL. Author A. A. (n.d.). Title of entry. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first).
How do you cite the Merriam Webster Dictionary in APA?
Citing the Dictionary and Other Online Sources
- headword of the entry cited (in quotes)
- title of the source (in italics)
- date the dictionary or thesaurus was published, posted, or revised (Use the copyright date noted at the bottom of this and every page of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.)
How do you cite an online dictionary in-text?
Encyclopedia or Dictionary From a Website – Known Author Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Encyclopedia or Dictionary, Publication or Update Date, Name of Website. URL. Accessed Date.
How do you cite the Cambridge dictionary in APA 7th edition?
Title of definition. In A.A. Editor (Ed.), Title of resource (edition). Retrieved date from URL. (Cambridge University Press, n.d.)
How do you cite a dictionary in APA in-text?
If you are creating an in-text citation for a dictionary entry, you would follow APA’s standard in-text citation guidelines of including the first part of the reference and the year. For example, your in-text citations might look like this: (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 1999) or (Onomatopoeia, n.d.).
How do you cite a dictionary in APA in text?
How do I cite the Oxford dictionary in APA?
To cite a dictionary definition in APA style, start with the word you’re citing, followed by the publication year, the dictionary name, and the publisher or URL. If there is no publication date, replace it with “n.d.” (“no date”).
How do you cite Merriam Webster in APA 7 in-text?
Do I need to cite the dictionary?
You do not always need to cite and reference a dictionary definition. Whether you need to or not will depend on the type of dictionary and/or how you are using the definition in your work.
How do I reference Oxford dictionary?
Title of Dictionary, ed. First name, Surname (if known), number edition. (Location: Publisher, Year of publication), s.v. “Title of Entry,” URL if entry came from online source. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed.
How do you cite from a dictionary?
Dictionary Citation Structure: “Title of Entry.” Title of Dictionary, edition (if applicable), Publisher, date published, page number or URL. *Title note: If the word you are citing includes multiple parts of speech and/or definitions, be sure to include the specific definition you are citing as part of the title.
