“dictionary, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, to provide a citation to the Merriam-Webster Online ("MW Online") website.
|1=
or |entry=
– the name of the entry on MW Online. If this parameter is not stated, the name of the Wiktionary entry is used.|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=1
or |noformat=yes
.|2=
or |url=
– if the default URL is not linking to the correct webpage, use this parameter to indicate the URL of the MW Online webpage to be linked to.|subentry=
– a term that appears as a subentry under an entry.|subpos=
– the part of speech of the subentry.|source=
– use |source=1
or |source=yes
to display the source relied on by MW Online: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition, 2003).|3=
, |text=
, or |passage=
– a passage quoted from the website.|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
.{{R:Merriam-Webster Online}}
(assuming the template is used on the quahog page){{R:Merriam-Webster Online|entry=Kung}}
{{R:Merriam Webster Online|entry=meet one's Waterloo|pos=idiom|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meet%20one%27s%20Waterloo|source=1}}
; or{{R:Merriam Webster Online|meet one's Waterloo|pos=idiom|https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meet%20one%27s%20Waterloo|source=1}}
{{R:Merriam-Webster Online|entry=dilemma|pos=n|text=Although some commentators insist that ''dilemma'' be restricted to instances in which the alternatives to be chosen are equally unsatisfactory, their concern is misplaced.|nodot=1}}
{{R:Merriam-Webster Online|subentry=level best|subpos=phrase|entry=level|pos=adj}}