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How to Cite the Dictionary in a Bibliography


byGraceRiley,DemandMedia
Whenassemblingabibliography,youmustincludeacitationfor
everysourcethatinformedyourpaper.Evenadefinitionfroma
dictionarymaywarrantabibliographicentry.Becausedictionaries
rarelyhavecreditedauthors,youmustadaptthefamiliarcitation
formats,whichusuallybeginwithanauthor'sname.Ifyouare
citingawholedictionary,startthecitationwiththebook'stitle.
Alternatively,ifyouarecitingasingledefinition,startthecitation
withthewordyoureferenced.

MLA Format: Citing a Whole Dictionary


Whenwritingabibliography,youmustcite
eachsourceyouconsulted,including
dictionaries.

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HowtoCiteaDictionaryinMLA
Format

TocitetheentiredictionaryinMLAformat,typethenameofthe
dictionaryintitlecase:capitalizethefirstletterofeveryword
exceptforarticles.Italicizethetitleandaddaperiodtotheend.
Enterthecityofpublicationfollowedbyacolonandaspace.Type
thepublisher'snamesucceededbyacommaandaspace.Note
theyearofpublication.Addaperiod.Concludetheentrybynoting
themediumwithPrint.Forexample:MerriamWebster's
CollegiateDictionary(italicized).NewYork:MerriamWebster,
2008.Print.

MLA Format: Citing a Dictionary Definition

TociteadictionarydefinitioninMLAformat,enteranopen
quotationmarktobeginthecitation.Typethewordthatyouare
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citingandcapitalizethefirstletter.Insertaperiodandthenaclose
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quotationmark.Typethetitleofthedictionaryinitalicizedtitle
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case.Addaperiodtotheend.Entertheeditionnumber,usinganArabicnumeralimmediatelysucceeded
byanordinalabbreviation.Leaveaspaceandadded.Entertheyearofpublicationfollowedbyaperiod.
NotethemediumbytypingPrint.Forexample:Wiggle.MerriamWebster'sCollegiateDictionary
(italicized).11thed.2008.Print.
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APA Format: Citing a Whole Dictionary


TocitetheentiredictionaryinAPAformat,typethenameofthedictionaryinsentencecase:onlycapitalize
thefirstletterofthefirstword,thefirstwordafteracolon(ifany)andpropernouns.Italicizethetitle.Leave
aspaceandaddanopenparenthesis.Entertheeditionnumber,usinganArabicnumeralimmediately
succeededbyanordinalabbreviation.Leaveaspaceandadded.Enteracloseparenthesisandaperiod.

Insertanotheropenparenthesis.Entertheyearofpublicationfollowedbyacloseparenthesisandaperiod.
Typethecityofpublication.Addaperiodandleaveaspace.Enterthetwoletterabbreviationforthestate
ofpublication.Placeacolonimmediatelyafterthestateandleaveaspace.Typethepublishersname
followedbyaperiod.Forexample:MerriamWebsterscollegiatedictionary(italicized)(11thed.).(2008).
NewYork,NY:MerriamWebster.

APA Format: Citing a Dictionary Definition


TociteadictionarydefinitioninAPAformat,typethewordthatyouarecitingandcapitalizethefirstletter.
Addaperiod.Insertanopenparenthesis.Enterthepublicationyear,acloseparenthesisandaperiod.Type
Infollowedbythetitleofthedictionaryinitalicizedsentencecase.Leaveaspaceandmakeanopen
parenthesis.Entertheeditionnumber,usinganArabicnumeralimmediatelysucceededbyanordinal
abbreviation.Leaveaspaceandadded.Enteracloseparenthesisandaperiod.Makeanopen
parenthesis.Typetheabbreviationp.followedbyaspaceandthepagenumber.Addacloseparenthesis
andaperiod.Typethecityofpublicationfollowedbyacommaandaspace.Enterthetwoletter
abbreviationforthestateofpublication.Placeacolonimmediatelyafterthestateandleaveaspace.Type
thepublisher'snamefollowedbyaperiod.Forexample:Wiggle.(2008).InMerriamWebster'scollegiate
dictionary(italicized)(11thed.).(p.1050).NewYork,NY:MerriamWebster.

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References
PurdueOWL:MLAWorksCitedPage:Books(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/)
AshlandUniversityLibrary:MLADocumentationStyle(http://libguides.ashland.edu/content.php?
pid=154226&sid=1317929#4161882)
APAStyle:HowDoYouCiteaReferencetoaBookWhenThereIsNoAuthororEditor?
(http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/citebooknoauthor.aspx)
PurdueOWL:ReferenceList:OtherPrintSources(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/09/)

Resources
ModernLanguageAssociation(http://www.mla.org)
APAStyle(http://www.apastyle.org)

About the Author


GraceRileyhasbeenawriterandphotographersince2005,withworkappearinginmagazinesand
newspaperssuchasthe"ArkansasDemocratGazette."Shehasalsoworkedasaschoolteacherandin
publicrelationsandpollinganalysisforpoliticalcampaigns.RileyholdsBachelorofArtsdegreesin
Americanstudies,politicalscienceandhistory,allfromtheUniversityofArkansas.

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