1. A book with one, two, or three authors
2. A book with more than three authors
3. A book with an editor
4. A book with an author and an editor
5. A translation
6. An anonymous work
7. A later edition
8. A work in more than one volume
9. A selection from an anthology
10. A work in a series
11. An article in a reference work

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1. A book with one, two, or three authors

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2. A book with more than three authors

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3. A book with an editor

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4. A book with an author and an editor

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5. A translation

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6. An anonymous work

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7. A later edition

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8. A work in more than one volume

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9. A selection from an anthology

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10. A work in a series

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11. An article in a reference work

The abbreviation "s.v." in the first examples stands for the Latin sub verbo, "under the word."

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