Template:R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary/documentation

Usage

The template {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary}} may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, for citing the following editions of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:

• 1st edition (1898) – this is the default if no year is specified.
• 7th edition (1963; 1967 printing).
• 8th edition (1973; 1974 printing).

Parameters

The template takes the following parameters:

• |1= or |entry= – the entry in the Dictionary to be cited. If this parameter is omitted, the template uses the name of the Wiktionary entry.
• |year= – by default, the template creates a citation to the 1st edition (1898) of the Dictionary. To cite the 7th or 8th edition instead, use one of the following:
  • |year=1967 – for the 7th edition (1963; 1967 printing).
  • |year=1974 – for the 8th edition (1973; 1974 printing).

This parameter should be omitted if the shortcuts {{R:Webster NCD 1967}} or {{R:Webster NCD 1974}} are used.

• |2= or |page=, or |pages= – the page number(s) of the Dictionary on which the entry appears. Use |pages= if indicating a range of pages, and separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=110–111.
• |3= or |column=, or |columns= – the column number(s) of the Dictionary on which the entry appears. Use |columns= if indicating a range of columns, and separate the first and last column numbers of the range with an en dash.
• |4= 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

1st edition (1898)

• Wikitext:
  • {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary}} (assuming the template is used on the dictionary page);
  • {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary|entry=dictionary}}; or
  • {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary|dictionary}}
• Result: “dictionary” in Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language: Giving the Derivations, Pronunciations, Definitions and Synonyms of a Large Vocabulary of the Words Occurring in Literature, Art, Science, and the Common Speech, 1st edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1898, →OCLC.

7th edition (1963; 1967 printing)

• Wikitext: {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary|entry=dictionary|year=1967}}
• Result: “dictionary” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

8th edition (1973; 1974 printing)

• Wikitext: {{R:Webster's Collegiate Dictionary|entry=dictionary|year=1974}}
• Result: “dictionary” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), →OCLC.