Wiktionary: Webster
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Noah Webster´s New International Dictionary of the English Language, 1911 (published by Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA) is a public domain dictionary, as is a 1913 edition, that can be used to empower Wiktionary with more definitions.
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Wikification structure
The exposition order is alphabetic, beginning with pronunciation:
2. Adjective
3. Adverb
4. Noun
5. Pronoun
6. Verb.
They use a first-level title (i.e. ==Pronunciation==)
In the verb, include imp., p. p., p. pr. and vb. n. forms.
Intransitive and Transitive
In verbs, there is a separation between intransitive and transitive forms, using a second-level title (i.e. [[intransitive]])
Translations
Translations are added using a third-level title (i.e. ====Translations====)
The recommended approach to giving translations when there is more than one meaning for a word is to give the translations for each sense in a table, with the meaning reproduced at the top of the table. See shower for an example of how to do this.
The previously used method of putting all translations together and numbering them (as, for example, "*Spanish: 1. Translation of the first meaning. 2. Translation of the second meaning") to distinguish senses is now deprecated, as it is difficult to keep these numbers synchronised with the meanings when new meanings are added or meanings are reordered or removed.
See also: interlanguage link.
Abbreviations
More data
One can add more data to the word indicating synonyms, crossref. syn. , similar words, related words and derived forms .
See also
- Wiktionary:Webster 1913:.
- Wiktionary:Abbreviations in Webster
- Wiktionary:Template.
- Wiktionary:Community Portal.
- Webster's list of authors.
- Wiktionary_talk:FAQ#To_cite.2C_or_not_to_cite
- Wiktionary:FAQ#Writing_definitions
Interwikimedia
- Noah Webster
- Webster's Dictionary
