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The Online Etymology Dictionary is a self-published source and therefore editors consider it non-reliable. It is recommended to use peer-reviewed scholarly works such as the Oxford English Dictionary instead. (See this archived discussion at the reliable sources noticeboard.)

Produces a cited reference to the Online Etymology Dictionary website for the specified word(s). To specify the date of retrieval, use the optional accessdate parameter with an ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD formatted date.

Example: {{OEtymD|camouflage|accessdate=2024-11-23}} produces:

Harper, Douglas. "camouflage". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

Example 2: {{OEtymD|camouflage|name-list-style=vanc|accessdate=2024-11-23}} produces:

Harper D. "camouflage". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-11-23.