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Is Wiktionary owned by Wikipedia? ›

Like its sister project Wikipedia, Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, and is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians". Its wiki software, MediaWiki, allows almost anyone with access to the website to create and edit entries.

Wiktionary has grown beyond a standard dictionary and now includes a thesaurus, a rhyme guide, phrase books, language statistics and extensive appendices. We aim to include not only the definition of a word, but also enough information to really understand it.

Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of all words in all languages. It is collaboratively edited via a wiki, and its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki and dictionary.

From Middle English answere, andsware, from Old English andswaru (“answer”), from and- (“against”) +‎ -swaru (“affirmation”), (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”) and Old English swerian (“to swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer-), suggesting an original meaning of "a sworn statement rebutting a ...

controversial (comparative more controversial, superlative most controversial) Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.

It's credible, but like any community edited resource it has gaps and inaccuracies. I think different dictionaries excel at different aspects, so usually I end up using thefreedictionary.com which is a consolidator.

More than a dictionary, the OED is a comprehensive guide to current and historical word meanings in English. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely accepted as the most complete record of the English language ever assembled.

Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, which also runs Wikipedia. The English Wiktionary currently has over 7.3 million pages and 4.0 million users. Much like Wikipedia, the Wiktionary is run in several different languages that can be selected from its main page.

While the Oxford English Dictionary gives you the meaning of the word as well as its origin, the Cambridge Dictionary gives a more practical explanation along with an example of how to use the word in a sentence.

danger (countable and uncountable, plural dangers) Exposure to likely harm; peril. There's plenty of danger in the desert. An instance or cause of likely harm. (obsolete) Mischief.

What is obsolete wiktionary? ›

obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete) (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).

dummy (plural dummies) (dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk. synonym, coordinate term ▲quotations ▼ Synonym: dumby Coordinate term: mute. A stupid person. synonyms, coordinate terms ▲ Synonyms: dumby, dumdum Coordinate terms: half-wit, idiot.

Greetings in Old English were called Grētungƿord (here 'ƿ' is prounounced like 'w' in Water, and 'u' like 'oo' in 'cool'). The following greetings were commonly used. Ƿesaþ hāla - hello; goodbye (to more than one woman) [here 'þ' is prounounced like 'th' in 'thorn'.]

So it's clear that the "w" comes in from the root "swarjan" to swear - so answer and swear share a common source. It's just that the "w" is now silent.

Deserving of trust, reliable.

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

reputation (countable and uncountable, plural reputations) What somebody or something is known for. synonyms ▲quotations ▼ Synonyms: name, (archaic) savour.

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