Template:R:TheFreeDictionaryIdioms/documentation

Usage
This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, for citing the Idioms seciton on TheFreeDictionary. This template is also used in.

Parameters
The template takes the following parameters:


 * 1 or entry – the name of the entry on the TFD website. If this parameter is omitted, the name of the Wiktionary entry is used as a default.
 * 2 or url – the template can usually automatically create a link to the TFD website. However, if the link is incorrect, use this parameter to manually specify the URL of the TFD webpage.
 * 3 or accessdate – the date when the TFD webpage was accessed, in one of the following formats: 1 January 2017 or January 1, 2017
 * source – the source used by TFD:
 * Farlex – Farlex Dictionary of Idioms (2022).
 * MGH – McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (1st ed., 2002).
 * AHDIdioms – The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (2003) by Christine Ammer.
 * Collins – Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary (2rd ed., 2012).
 * Partner – Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (2017).
 * AHD – The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th rev. ed., 2016).
 * Cliches – The Dictionary of Clichés (2013) by Christine Ammer.
 * For help with adding additional sources to this template, please leave a message on the talk page.


 * 4, text, or passage – a passage quoted from the webpage.
 * nodot – by default, the template adds a full stop (period) at the end of the citation. To suppress this punctuation, use 1 or yes.

Examples

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 * or (assuming the template is used on the  page); or
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 * ; or
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