Wiktionary, the free dictionary

to the English-language Wiktionary, a collaborative project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary. It aims to describe all words of all languages using definitions and descriptions in English.

Wiktionary has grown beyond a standard dictionary and now includes a

, 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. Thus

, pronunciations, sample quotations, synonyms, antonyms and translations are included.

Wiktionary is a

, which means that you can edit it, and all the content is dual-licensed under both the

and the

. Before you contribute, you may wish to read through some of

, and bear in mind that we do things quite differently from other wikis. In particular, we have strict

and

. Learn how to

, how to

, experiment in the

and visit our

to see how you can participate in the development of Wiktionary.