Template:R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms
“R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- The following documentation is located at Template:R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms/documentation. [edit]
- Useful links: subpage list • links • redirects • transclusions • errors (parser/module) • sandbox
Usage edit
This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, for citing the Idioms seciton on TheFreeDictionary. This template is also used in {{en-lemming test}}
.
Parameters edit
The template takes the following parameters:
|1=
or|entry=
– the name of the entry on the TFD website. If this parameter is omitted, the name of the Wiktionary entry is used as a default.|2=
or|url=
– the template can usually automatically create a link to the TFD website. However, if the link is incorrect, use this parameter to manually specify the URL of the TFD webpage.|3=
or|accessdate=
– the date when the TFD webpage was accessed, in one of the following formats: 1 January 2017 or January 1, 2017|source=
– the source used by TFD:- Farlex – Farlex Dictionary of Idioms (2022).
- MGH – McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (1st ed., 2002).
- AHDIdioms – The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (2003) by Christine Ammer.
- Collins – Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary (2rd ed., 2012).
- Partner – Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (2017).
- AHD – The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th rev. ed., 2016).
- Cliches – The Dictionary of Clichés (2013) by Christine Ammer.
- For help with adding additional sources to this template, please leave a message on the talk page.
|4=
,|text=
, or|passage=
– a passage quoted from the webpage.|nodot=
– by default, the template adds a full stop (period) at the end of the citation. To suppress this punctuation, use|nodot=1
or|nodot=yes
.
Examples edit
- Wikitext:
{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms}}
or{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms|example}}
(assuming the template is used on the example page); or{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms|entry=example}}
- Result: “example” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- Wikitext:
{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms|entry=cut no ice|url=https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut%20no%20ice|source=Cliches|accessdate=1 January 2017|passage=An Americanism dating from the late nineteenth century, it may come from skating, that is, the image of a poor skater who cannot cut figures in the ice.}}
; or{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms|cut no ice|https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut%20no%20ice|source=Cliches|1 January 2017|An Americanism dating from the late nineteenth century, it may come from skating, that is, the image of a poor skater who cannot cut figures in the ice.}}
;
- Result: “cut no ice” in Christine Ammer, The Dictionary of Clichés, New York, N.Y.: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013, →ISBN; reproduced on Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024, retrieved 1 January 2017: “An Americanism dating from the late nineteenth century, it may come from skating, that is, the image of a poor skater who cannot cut figures in the ice.”.
- Wikitext:
{{R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms|entry=nowhere near|source=AHDIdioms}}
- Result: “nowhere near” in Christine Ammer, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003, →ISBN; reproduced on Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
See also edit
{{R:TheFreeDictionary}}
– a citation template for the main section of TheFreeDictionary