Wikipedia
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- proper noun
- /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdiə/
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Wikipedia
- Chances are you've come across the website Wikipedia in your daily online searches.
- Wikipedia usage
- Wikipedia online encyclopedia
- use Wikipedia
So jumble primes I'll expect, I'll expect Wikipedia to be updated very soon.
- So jumble primes I'll expect, I'll expect Wikipedia to be updated very soon.
- One of the heartbreaking things for me recently learning more and more is how much bias, human bias, can seep into Wikipedia that.
- And it it, and you know, you can argue that we, you know, I don't know how impartial Wikipedia is politically.
- So within hours my Wikipedia was changed to is a fascist and you're like, what the fuck is going on?
- Or are you going to load the Wikipedia breakdown or.
- Yes, Wikipedia, I ain't got no corrections.
- And then I, I blame it on Wikipedia.
- It it's like a really crazy it's, it's, it's, it's just so much happens in it that I don't want to say and don't go on Wikipedia, watch the show.
Examples
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Most librarians from the study group who use Wikipedia are using it for research and independent learning.
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In addition, when a topic is controversial or contested, Wikipedia provides direct links to opposing viewpoints and arguments.
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But I'm reading to you from the Wikipedia page.
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For nearly every topic, there will also be a Wikipedia page that students can use to verify basic information.
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Yeah, not everything on Wikipedia is true.
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Table 8 reports how each of the three groups utilizes Wikipedia as an online information source.
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Rand advocates for using Wikipedia to teach digital literacy skills and explore information quality issues.
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Wikipedia does not lie.
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In the world of wikis, perhaps best exemplified by Wikipedia, ideas are challenged, edited, and challenged again.
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According to Wikipedia, Walter Raymond and Gerald Cole went to college together.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Wikipedia = wiki + encyclopedia (semi-transparent) = wiki + pedia
The name is a blend of 'wiki' and 'encyclopedia', so the sources are recognizable but the shortened second element is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Wikipedia combines wiki 'quick' and pedia from 'encyclopedia', showing it is a fast place for shared knowledge. So Wikipedia is the free online encyclopedia anyone can use and update.