Q. Hi—I am a student from Montreal and I am trying to cite an online dictionary and cannot find the proper citation format.
A. Online dictionaries are cited like their print versions, with the addition of a URL or DOI and (if required) access date. If a DOI for the article is available, use that. The facts of publication are often omitted, but entries with bylines may include the name of the author. Well-known online reference works, such as major dictionaries and encyclopedias, are normally cited in notes but not in bibliographies. See CMOS 14.7, 14.8, and 14.232–34 for details and examples.
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, s.v. “Sibelius, Jean,” accessed August 25, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Sibelius.