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Usage
This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, for citing the online version of the Collins English Dictionary ("CED") at http://www.collinsdictionary.com.
Parameters
The template takes the following parameters:
|1=or|entry=– the name of the entry on the CED website. If this parameter is omitted, the name of the Wiktionary entry is used as a default.|pos=or|part of speech=– the part of speech of the entry. By default, the template italicizes the value assigned to the parameter and adds a full stop (period) to the end. To turn off the default formatting for the purpose of specifying a different formatting using wikitext markup and templates, specify|noformat=1or|noformat=yes: see the example below.|2=or|url=– the template can usually automatically create a link to the CED website. However, if the link is incorrect, use this parameter to manually specify the URL of the CED webpage.|3=or|accessdate=– the date when the CED webpage was accessed, in one of the following formats: 1 January 2017 or January 1, 2017|source=– the source used by the CED website:- COBUILD – Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary (6th edition, 2009).
- Webster – Webster's New World College Dictionary (4th edition, 2010).
- For help with adding additional sources to this template, please leave a message on the talk page.
|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=1or|nodot=yes.
Examples
- Wikitext:
{{R:Collins English Dictionary}}or{{R:Collins English Dictionary|example}}(assuming the template is used on the example page) - Result: “example”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Wikitext:
{{R:Collins English Dictionary|accessdate=1 January 2017|entry=example|source=Webster}} - Result: “example”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 1 January 2017; from Michael Agnes, editor, Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, →ISBN.
- Wikitext:
{{R:Collins English Dictionary|tachycardia|accessdate=1 January 2017}}or{{R:Collins English Dictionary|accessdate=1 January 2017|entry=tachycardia}} - Result: “tachycardia”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 1 January 2017.
- Wikitext:
{{R:Collins English Dictionary|breach of contract|https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/breach-of-contract|1 January 2017}}or{{R:Collins English Dictionary|entry=breach of contract|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/breach-of-contract|accessdate=1 January 2017}} - Result: “breach of contract”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 1 January 2017.