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Bibliography Reference: APA Dictionary Entry

In Print

In order to cite a dictionary in APA include:
  • Name of the dictionary
  • Editor(s) of the dictionary (if known)
  • Word defined
  • Year published
  • Volume number if citing a specific entry. Use total number of volumes if citing the dictionary in general
  • Edition
  • Page numbers (if citing a specific entry)
  • Placed published
  • Publisher
Format
  • When citing a specific definition:
    • Dictionary Entry. In B. Editor (Ed.), Name of Dictionary (Page numbers, edition, volume). (Year). Place published: Publisher.
  • When citing a general dictionary:
    • Editor, B. (Ed.). (Year). Name of Dictionary (Edition, Total Volumes). Place published: Publisher.
Examples
  • Examples of citing a general dictionary with and without an editor:
    • Weber, C. (Ed.). (2002). Webster’s Dictionary (4th ed., Vols. 1-4). Chicago: Webster Press.
    • Oxford Dictionary (7th ed.). (2000). Hinsdale, IL: Penguin Press.
  • Example of citing a specific dictionary entry with and without an editor:
    • Quixotic. In N. Taparia (Ed.), Oxford Dictionary (p. 345, 3rd ed., vol. 5). (1990). New York: Oxford Press
    • Quixotic. Oxford Dictionary (p. 345, 3rd ed., vol. 5). (1990). New York: Oxford Press
Online

When citing an online dictionary in APA, include as much original publication information as possible, and:
  • Date Accessed
  • URL
Online Format

Original Publication Information. [Retrieved] date, [from] URL of Website
Online Example
  • Virulent. Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group. Retrieved August 30, 2005, from http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virulent

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Introduction

MLA format
  » general rules
  » book
  » preface or intro
  » anthology
  » newspaper
  » magazine
  » online service
  » essay collection
  » scholarly journal
  » encyclopedia
  » dictionary
  » web site

APA format
  » general rules
  » book
  » anthology
  » dictionary
  » encyclopedia
  » journal
  » newspaper
  » magazine
  » online database
  » web site
 

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