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== Is it OK to exactly quote dictionary definitions (with attribution)? == On controversial topics, it's good to quote a difinitive source. But dictionary publishers are in the business of selling dictionaries. Is it OK to quote a definition exactly? [[User:Mackerm|Mackerm]] 03:37, May 12, 2004 (UTC) :You wouldn't be quoting the whole entry. Most dictionaries give details of pronounciation, alternative spellings, examples of usage etc. I can't see how you could violate copyright if you are sensible and only quote the actual definition, as long as you put it in quotation marks and attribute correctly. It's not as if we would be doing it for ''every'' article. only the ones where the definition is variable. [[User:Theresa knott|theresa knott]] 08:47, 12 May 2004 (UTC) ::Thank you. [[User:Mackerm|Mackerm]] 14:20, May 12, 2004 (UTC)
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