Template:1828 Webster's Dictionary/doc

Usage

This template should be placed on the main page of a Wikipedia article that includes text from Webster's Dictionary (1828).

The template is a wrapper around the standard template {{cite encyclopedia}}. It takes a number of optional parameters:

Parameters that default to known values and display with those values

year=year    — year of publication, defaults to 1828
title=entry name — the name of the entry in the dictionary 
last=surname — surname of the editor/director defaults to Webster
first=first name(s)— first names of the editor/director defaults to Noah
encyclopedia=title of the work — defaults to Webster's Dictionary
location=location of publication — defaults to Springfield, Massachusetts
publisher=publisher — defaults to C. & G. Merriam Co.
ref=harv — defaults to harv see {{harv}} for details.

Optional parameters

no-prescript=1 — turn off the prescript when there is no copied text in the Wikipedia article.
url=url — url link for the tile parameter
volume=volume number
page=page number
pages=page numbers

Parameters that can be set to alter the punctuation

postscript — The closing punctuation for the citation; defaults to none.
mode — Alter the mode. It defaults to Citation Style 1 (cs1)

Hidden categories

This template will add the articles transcluding it to the hidden category Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary.

See also

• {{1913 Webster's Dictionary}}