Colloquial Variant guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The community that develops Wikipedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically
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name
A main-belt asteroid (No. 274301).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a particular language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A wiki or similar collaborative database, especially one that is also an encyclopaedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An article or page on Wikipedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, figuratively
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To consult Wikipedia for information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, intransitive
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verb
To search Wikipedia for information on a specific subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, transitive
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *h1én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia blend English Wikipedia Blend of wiki + encyclopedia, coined by Larry Sanger in 2001. By surface analysis, wiki + -pedia.
Across languages
262 source translations are retained for this English entry.
