Template:Cite Merriam-Webster

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Provides a link to a word in the free online Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.

Usage

The first parameter is the word whose entry is being cited. The access date should be specified with the access-date parameter.

Markup	Renders as
{{Cite Merriam-Webster\|spoon\|access-date=2025-11-21}}	"spoon". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
{{Cite Merriam-Webster\|spoon}}	"spoon". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
{{Cite Merriam-Webster\|spoon\|learners}}	"spoon". Merriam-Webster.com Learner's Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
{{Cite Merriam-Webster\|spongiform\|medical}}	"spongiform". Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
A pickle is a pickled cucumber.{{Sfn\|Merriam-Webster}}<br>'''Citation'''<br>{{Reflist}}<br>'''Source'''<br>{{Refbegin}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster\|pickle\|3=include_author\|access-date=2025-05-14}}{{Refend}}	A pickle is a pickled cucumber.^[1] Citation ^ Merriam-Webster. Source Merriam-Webster. "pickle". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2025-05-14.

A template for citing the online 'Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary' (merriam-webster.com).

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
word	`1`	no description	Line	required
Dictionary	`2`	If set to "learners", links to https://www.learnersdictionary.com. If set to "medical", links to https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/ Suggested values `learners` `medical`	Line	optional
access-date	`access-date`	no description	Date	optional

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