Do you need to cite the dictionary?

Do you need to cite the dictionary?

A citation of any online dictionary or thesaurus should include the following information: headword of the entry cited (in quotes) 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 quote a Google dictionary?

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.).

Is Collins dictionary American or British?

The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English. It is published by HarperCollins in Glasgow.

Is Oxford Dictionary British or American?

Oxford spelling is used by the Oxford University Press (OUP) for British publications, including its Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and its influential British style guide Hart’s Rules, and by other publishers who are “etymology conscious”, according to Merriam-Webster.

Who made Collins dictionary?

William Collins

Which is better Oxford or Collins dictionary?

The attraction of the Oxford Dictionary of English is that it has a good selection of proper nouns, though not as many as the old Collins, and has a clearer presentation of words and phrases than Chambers.