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- 1 A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation.
"He joined Wikipedia two years ago."
- 2 The community that develops Wikipedia. metonymically
"In August 2009, Wikipedia announced that it planned a move that many saw as a step away from its freewheeling ethos of anyone can edit."
- 3 A main-belt asteroid (No. 274301).
- 1 A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a particular language.
"There are over five million articles on the English Wikipedia."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia. alt-of
- 3 A wiki or similar collaborative database, especially one that is also an encyclopaedia.
"His new project is to create a Wikipedia for UFO sightings from all around the world."
- 4 An article or page on Wikipedia. colloquial
"He learned a lot of things according to his Wikipedia / and demonstrates his ample intellect on social media."
- 5 A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge. colloquial, figuratively
"Her mind was a Wikipedia of useless information."
- 1 To consult Wikipedia for information. colloquial, intransitive
"Did a bit of Wikipediaing: […]"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedia. alt-of
- 3 To search Wikipedia for information on a specific subject. colloquial, transitive
"I mean, it's true, if Katie Holmes had not become engaged to Tom Cruise, we'd all still be Wikipeidaing her, looking her up, trying to figure out exactly why do I know her, what was she in, is she famous?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- 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 -ιος (-ios) 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 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.
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- 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 -ιος (-ios) 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 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.
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- 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 -ιος (-ios) 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 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.
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