How would I reference a definition from dictionary.com using apa formatting??

Question

I need to reference a word I looked up on dictionary.com. I have to format everything using apa formatting. How would I do this?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Casey has an excellent answer.  I refer all of my students to the OWL and Purdue; lets hope they don't ever close that site.

There is one issue with her example though.  make sure the hyperlink you list at the end of the reference is formatted correctly.  If you are using any Microsoft product and you format it correctly it should activate the html coding embedded.

In her example you do not want a space between the back slashes (//) and the www.

http://www.britannica.com

It should turn blue and activate like this (it is listed on the Purdue site with the space SOLELY to prevent having a link on their site to a third party site, aka Britannica)

Answer 2

Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Often encyclopedias and dictionaries do not provide bylines (authors' names). When no byline is present, move the entry name to the front of the citation. Provide publication dates if present or specify (n.d.) if no date is present in the entry. Because updates and modifications are not normally specified, provide the retrieval date in the citation. When listing the URL, give only the home or index root as opposed to the URL for the entry.

Feminism. (n.d.) In Encyclopedia Britannica online. Retrieved March 16, 2008, from http:// www.britannica.com