Template:Cite American Heritage Dictionary
"{{{1}}}". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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Purpose[change source]
Generates a citation and link for a word defined in the online edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
Usage[change source]
As with all reference notes, the template should be inserted after any punctuation, such as a period or comma. Also note that "AHDict", which redirects to the template Cite American Heritage Dictionary, may be used in its place for efficiency.
There is only one parameter:
{{ AHDict | word }}
- word: Word that has been defined and thus needs a citation; a required parameter.
No support for page number is included as it is inappropriate for an online citation.
Examples[change source]
Triumphantly she said, "Go fish!"<ref>{{ AHDict | fish }}</ref>
This produces:
- Triumphantly she said, "Go fish!"[1]
and the following in the references list:
- "fish". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The class was studying geodesy, which is the part of geology that studies the size and shape of the earth.<ref>{{ AHDict | geodesy }}</ref>
This produces:
- The class was studying geodesy, which is the area in geology that studies the size and shape of the earth.[1]
and the following citation in the references list:
- "geodesy". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Linkage[change source]
The template automatically generates an anchor in the format Reference-AHDict-{{{1}}}