wikiHow.jpg Sample APA In-Text Dictionary Citations Template: [Sentence] (Editor last name/dictionary name, year of publication, p. [number, if applicable). Citation with Editor Name(s): “Agoraphobia” contains the linguistic root “agora,” the word for a marketplace in Ancient Greece (Jemmy, Swanson, & Turk, 2005, p. 802). Citation from Dictionary with No Editors: The word “mermaid” contains a story within itself, stemming from the Old English “mere,” meaning sea, and the Middle English “mayde,” for maid (Merriam-Webster.com, 2018). Citation with for Single Entry: It’s impossible to pin down “love” under one definition; its separate meanings take up a full page in most dictionaries, and in some even more (Love, 2014, p.1794).