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Apr 20, 2024 · Wiktionary is a multilingual dictionary (also thesaurus and phrase-book) and has distinctive content policies. Words must be attested and idiomatic (that is, words should be in use, and phrases should be commonly used idioms), and submissions should be neutral and verifiable.
Apr 29, 2024 · Two interlanguage dictionaries. A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings ( senses ), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.
Mar 9, 2024 · The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol. The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence . the meaning of life. The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families. (of a person's actions) Intention .
Aug 31, 2023 · Symbol [ edit] –. Used in a compound term when the constituent parts are already hyphenated. high-priority–high-pressure tasks. Used to hide letters. G–d for God. Used to connect compound terms with the sense of "to" or to show a relationship. The Boston–Washington race. blood–brain barrier.
Apr 1, 2024 · etymology ( countable and uncountable, plural etymologies) ( uncountable, linguistics) The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
2 days ago · Adjective [ edit] online ( comparative more online, superlative most online) Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
Wiktionaries in numerous other languages have since been started. Wiktionary was hosted on a temporary domain name (wiktionary.wikipedia.org) until May 1, 2004, when it switched to the current domain name. As of July 2021, Wiktionary features over 30 million articles (and even more entries) across its editions.
