It does seem a little lazy and jarring to quote from ChatGPT, but technically is much the same as if he had added a named quote directly: "Merriam-Webster dicti

It does seem a little lazy and jarring to quote from ChatGPT, but technically is much the same as if he had added a named quote directly: "Merriam-Webster dictionary defines character as.." or "Albert Camus once said that character is..."