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noun
The author-date method of parenthetical referencing, one of several standard formats for citing information from any source bibliographically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: referencing, format, style, method
History
So named because Harvard University was a place where its use was common, at a time when today's generic names for referencing systems (author-date and author-number) hadn't yet acquired any degree of establishment.
