English Explanatory Dictionary

Wiktionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A collaborative project run by the Wikimedia Foundation to produce a free and complete dictionary in every language; the dictionaries, collectively, produced by that project.
  2. A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Wiktionary.
noun
  1. Any online lexicon resembling Wiktionary, often one that can be edited by the public.
  2. Any of the free dictionaries produced by a collaborative project run by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪk.ʃən.ɹi/ /ˈwɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/ en-uk-Wiktionary.ogg en-uk-Wiktionary-2.ogg wĭkʹshə-nĕr'ē /ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/ /ˈwɪk.tʃəˌnɛɹ.i/ en-us-Wiktionary.ogg en-us-Wiktionary-3.ogg /ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ en-ca-wiktionary.ogg /ˈwɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹiː/ en-au-Wiktionary.ogg /ˈʋɪkʃ.nə.ri/ /ˈʋɪk.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ [ˈwikʃ.nə.ɾi]

Word forms

Wiktionary Wiktionaries Wikitionary

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Classical Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Classical Latin -tiō Classical Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Classical Latin -ārius Classical Latin -ārium Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary blend English Wiktionary Blend of wiki + dictionary.

Synonyms

Wikt

Derived words

Wiktionarian
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