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  2. Wiktionary - Wikipedia

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    Wiktionary (UK: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ən ər i /, WIK-shə-nər-ee; US: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ə n ɛr i /, WIK-shə-nerr-ee; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages.

  3. Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Dictionary. Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages. A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. Dictionary definition entries. A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical and stroke for ...

  4. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    There is one count that puts the English vocabulary at about 1 million words — but that count presumably includes words such as Latin species names, prefixed and suffixed words, scientific terminology, jargon, foreign words of extremely limited English use and technical acronyms. [39] [40] [41] Urdu. 264,000. 264000.

  5. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Munsey's Magazine was an American magazine founded by Frank Munsey in 1889. Originally launched in 1889 as Munsey's Weekly, it became an illustrated monthly in 1891, printing both fiction and non-fiction. In 1893 the price was reduced from 25 to 10 cents and circulation rose to more than 250,000 issues. The same year Munsey became one of the ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    The complete phrase is "de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum" ("when we talk about tastes and colours there is nothing to be disputed"). Probably of Scholastic origin; see Wiktionary. de integro: again, a second time: de jure: by law "Official", in contrast with de facto; analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice ...

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus. A thesaurus ( pl.: thesauri or thesauruses ), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where you can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. History of Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia, a free-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers known as Wikipedians, began with its first edit on 15 January 2001, two days after the domain was registered. [2] It grew out of Nupedia, a more structured free encyclopedia, as a way to allow easier and faster drafting of articles and translations.

  9. Wikipedia:List of Wiktionaries - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia. : List of Wiktionaries. Wiktionary is a multilingual, web -based dictionary project, edited as a wiki. As of February 2024, Wiktionary is available in 192 language versions, with 168 active and 24 closed. [1]