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Wikipedia.

A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/US/ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/US

  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

  3. A main-belt asteroid (No. 274301).

Where this word comes from

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 *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos 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) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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.

noun/ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/US/ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/US

  1. A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a particular language.

    There are over five million articles on the English Wikipedia.

  2. 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.

  3. An article or page on Wikipedia.

    colloquial

  4. A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge.

    colloquial · figuratively
    Her mind was a Wikipedia of useless information.
Where this word comes from

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 *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos 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) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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.

verb/ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/US/ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/US

  1. To consult Wikipedia for information.

    colloquial · intransitive

  2. To search Wikipedia for information on a specific subject.

    colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

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 *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos 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) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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.

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