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APA Style (7th Edition) Guide: Dictionary

This guide will help you cite your documents in using the APA 7th ed. publication manula.

Dictionary

Example:

Merriam-Webster. (2023). Humanities. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved November 22, 2023, from

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humanities

The reference entry for a print dictionary includes the publisher, date in parentheses, dictionary entry, the word In then tile of dictionary in italic, edition number and page number in parentheses.

Example:

Merriam-Webster. (2020). Birch. In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed., p. 125).