[header] How to cite a dictionary meaning in mla [title] Begin with the term you have defined in quotation marks. [step] Only use one set of double quotation marks around the term. [substeps] For example: " charming. 
" [title] Add the name of the dictionary in italics. [step] So, it would look like: " charming " [title] Include the edition if you citing an edition other than the first edition.