{"id":157085,"date":"2020-01-06T08:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wordsmyth.net\/?p=157085"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:23:51","slug":"citing-the-wordsmyth-dictionaries-in-a-reference-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/2020\/01\/06\/citing-the-wordsmyth-dictionaries-in-a-reference-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following is a basic formula for citing a particular\nword\u2019s entry in one of our dictionaries, which you can modify according to\nwhatever style guide you are using.&nbsp; (Specific\nexamples using APA or MLA follow this introduction.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp; Begin with the <strong>headword<\/strong>,\nas Wordsmyth does not list an author or authors. &nbsp;&nbsp;(The examples below are for the headword \u201cbay,\u201d\nwhich is included in all of our dictionaries.)&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp; Follow the headword with the <strong>name of<\/strong> <strong>the particular Wordsmyth dictionary<\/strong> you are citing.&nbsp; The formal names of each of our dictionaries are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Wordsmyth Advanced Dictionary <\/em><\/li><li><em>Wordsmyth Intermediate Dictionary<\/em><\/li><li><em>Wordsmyth Beginner\u2019s Dictionary<\/em><\/li><li><em>Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children\u2019s Dictionary<\/em><\/li><li><em>Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner\u2019s Dictionary (WILD)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &nbsp;Follow with <strong>the\ndate of publication<\/strong>.&nbsp; Dictionary\nentries can be updated at any time, so, for the publication date, it is best to\nuse the copyright date that appears at the bottom of each of our webpages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp; Next, include the\n<strong>URL of the specific page<\/strong> for the dictionary entry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp; Give the <strong>date\nyou accessed<\/strong> the entry.&nbsp; We feel it\nis important to provide the access date, as, again, any page can be revised at\nany time.&nbsp; The example below shows that this\nperson accessed the entry for \u201cbay\u201d on August 5, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of\nbasic formula: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cbay.\u201d <em>Wordsmyth Advanced Dictionary<\/em>. 2019. https:\/\/www.wordsmyth.net\/?level=3&amp;ent_l=bay&amp;rid=3500 (5 August, 2019)<em> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cbay.\u201d Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children\u2019s Dictionary. 2019<\/em>. https:\/\/kids.wordsmyth.net\/we\/?ent=bay (5 August, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cbay.\u201d&nbsp; Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner\u2019s Dictionary (WILD).&nbsp; 2019<\/em>. https:\/\/kids.wordsmyth.net\/wild\/#\/home?entry=bay (5 August, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">APA style<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using APA style, the first example above would be\nmodified so that it looks like the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bay. (2019). In&nbsp;<em>Wordsmyth Advanced Dictionary<\/em>. Retrieved August 5, 2019, from<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; https:\/\/www.wordsmyth.net\/?level=3&amp;ent_l=bay&amp;rid=3500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLA Handbook<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using MLA style, the second example above would look\nlike the following. (Note that MLA does not use \u201chttps:\/\/\u201d in citing URLs.&nbsp; Also, MLA does not require an access date,\nbut, again, we do recommend including one, as entries can be modified at any\ntime.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cbay.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children\u2019s Dictionary, <\/em>www.kids.wordsmyth.net\/we\/?ent=bay.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Accessed 5 August, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that if you do not include the access date, you will need to\ninclude the date of publication, for which you can use our current copyright\nyear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cbay.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children\u2019s Dictionary, 2019, <\/em>www.kids.wordsmyth.net\/we\/?ent=bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One final note\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For in-text citations and citing specific definitions of a\nheadword, please follow the format prescribed by the particular style manual\nyou are using in your writing.&nbsp; We also\nsuggest that you check to be sure that your style manual hasn\u2019t changed its general\nguidelines for citing online resources.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes from Wordsmyth on your writing project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a basic formula for citing a particular word\u2019s entry in one of our dictionaries, which you can modify according to whatever style guide you are using.&nbsp; (Specific examples using APA or MLA follow this introduction.) 1.&nbsp; Begin with the headword, as Wordsmyth does not list an author or authors. &nbsp;&nbsp;(The examples below &#8230; <a title=\"Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/2020\/01\/06\/citing-the-wordsmyth-dictionaries-in-a-reference-list\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordsmyth-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List - Wordsmyth Help Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/2020\/01\/06\/citing-the-wordsmyth-dictionaries-in-a-reference-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Citing the Wordsmyth Dictionaries in a Reference List - Wordsmyth Help Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The following is a basic formula for citing a particular word\u2019s entry in one of our dictionaries, which you can modify according to whatever style guide you are using.&nbsp; (Specific examples using APA or MLA follow this introduction.) 1.&nbsp; Begin with the headword, as Wordsmyth does not list an author or authors. &nbsp;&nbsp;(The examples below ... 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