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Welcome to the English-language Wiktionary, a collaborative project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary. It aims to describe all words of all ... Wiktionary:MainPage DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Wiktionary,thefreedictionary 7,186,842entrieswithEnglishdefinitionsfromover4,300languages Browse:Alllanguages•Listoftopics•Randomword•Newentries Appendices•Abbreviations•Thesaurus•Rhymes•Frequencylists•Phrasebooks     WelcometotheEnglish-languageWiktionary,acollaborativeprojecttoproduceafree-contentmultilingualdictionary.ItaimstodescribeallwordsofalllanguagesusingdefinitionsanddescriptionsinEnglish. Wiktionaryhasgrownbeyondastandarddictionaryandnowincludesathesaurus,arhymeguide,phrasebooks,languagestatisticsandextensiveappendices.Weaimtoincludenotonlythedefinitionofaword,butalsoenoughinformationtoreallyunderstandit.Thusetymologies,pronunciations,samplequotations,synonyms,antonymsandtranslationsareincluded. 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