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Wiktionary

The free dictionary with millions of entries across languages

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About

Wiktionary is a free, multilingual online dictionary and thesaurus built collaboratively by volunteers. It provides word definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, and translations across hundreds of languages. The project is part of the Wikimedia Foundation family of open-knowledge resources.

Problem

People need a free, comprehensive, multilingual reference for word meanings, origins, and translations

For

Anyone looking up word definitions, translations, or etymologies in any language

How it works

Volunteer contributors collaboratively edit and maintain dictionary entries across hundreds of languages on a wiki platform

Business model

free

Status

launched

Company

Wikimedia Foundation

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