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veloxzone.com.br Then you must not use the American Heritage Dictionary. That dictionary was produced specifically as propaganda for specifically American...

the article is what we call a "dicdef" (a dictionary definition). Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary, so articles should do more than just define...

a genuine Wikipedia article... This belongs on urban dictionary It should be on urban dictionary 2600:1700:C650:3760:108C:90F0:F43:FF7B (talk) 08:39,...

2024 (UTC) wikipedia is not a dictionary MCGAMER YOUTUBE (talk) 00:24, 14 January 2024 (UTC) i wasnt using it as a dictionary :| Kitsunegaming2YT (talk)...

This is literally two different dictionary definitions and not a proper article....

"harmonic ideas", etc. Eg, in both the Penguin Physics dictionary and the Science dictionary, the term is plural harmonics. This comment also applies...

Hindi dictionary ~2025-38742-80 (talk) 16:29, 6 December 2025 (UTC)...

Ya, this is a dictionary defination... so can anyone give a short,simple and sweet defination for new english learners....

Far too short and simple. Looks more like a dictionary defenition. —TerryfaeScotland (talk • contribs) 23:37, 13 January 2008 (UTC)...

notable. The article needs a rewrite to make it more like an encyclopedia and less like a dictionary. --Peterdownunder (talk) 22:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)...

explain that the origin of the word Agnatha is Greek; if doubted, see a dictionary with etymological derivations. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:56, 8 October...

Second para is all one sentence. If you think that's simple, you need to check your dictionary. Macdonald-ross (talk) 11:21, 10 April 2024 (UTC)...

I dispute the equivalence between jealousy and envy. The dictionary defines "jealousy" as an intolerance of a rival. Whereas "envy" is a covetous desire...

understanding, in British it's a mix of hard and soft. The Concise Oxford Dictionary gives both. I'll put that into the article. Macdonald-ross (talk)...

146 (talk) 01:31, 10 August 2019 (UTC) Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so dictionary definitions should be in Wiktionary. Nigos (talk · contribs) 01:34, 10...

definition of the word vegetable is valid - it's listed on wiktionary 1 and in the Oxford English Dictionary. 212.219.191.138 (talk) 10:36, 22 May 2009 (UTC)...

Seems to me this is actually a dictionary article, not encyclopedia. And on meaning (1), should we mention that FINE is often used sarcasticly, to mean...

some letters). Are both variants acceptable? My Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1976) omits diacritics.Kdammers (talk) 19:00, 28 July 2023 (UTC)...

are almost identical. On the Merriam-Webster 11th edition Collegiate Dictionary, Rubeola is the tapeworm while Rubella is the virus.Coffsneeze 20:16,...

Burmese is the noun for people from Burma. If you are not sure, use a dictionary. [1] change to "had smallpox" - must be past tense SECUTOR7 (talk) 02:52...

-Razorflame 16:54, 27 November 2007 (UTC) The article is short and looks like a dictionary definition, but it should be kept here. Hopefully, someone will expand...

which is a tropical and subtropical pelagic siphonophore."(Merriam-Webster's 11th edition Collegiate dictionary) Coffsneeze 16:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)...

Jgrullon88. You are making this page into a dictionary-like page. I'm really sorry, but Wikipedia is not a dictionary. As such, these pages might have to be...

2024 (UTC) the link you attached that site is called Wikipedia's English Dictionary or Wiktionary👀 -- 💌Ayesha46 (talk) 21:46, 23 February 2024 (UTC)...

My dictionary & I don't think that evil is the opposite of good. Good is a much less emphatic term: 'bad' is the opposite of 'good'. So what is the opposite...

Isn't this a dictionary article? Should be moved to Wiktionary? Prime Contributer (talk) 05:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC) I don't think so, though it is a stub...

org/wiki/co%C3%B6perate Café is not a "native" word, but exists in the English language dictionary and also in establishments in English speaking countries. 124.148.148...

as a part of a person or thing " from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality Quality links from Noun "A noun is a kind of word (see part of...

I'm not sure this qualifies as a dictionary definition. It's definitely short, but I wouldn't say it's suitable for Wiktionary. Archer7 - talk 12:20, 16...

This isn't encyclopedia material, really. It's dictionary material. -Eoseth- Interesting comment. While I personally agree that a definition of the word...

working on this article in the future: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitoxin https://www.britannica.com/science/antitoxin https://www.sciencedirect...

Merriam-Webster's 11th edition Collegiate dictionary states: "The factor of a number that when squared gives the number. <the square of 9 is positive or...

OwOIP (talk) 10:18, 22 September 2022 (UTC) I think you might try using a dictionary. "Printer", like many words, has more than one meaning. It may mean a...

Both 'red shift' and 'redshift' appear in dictionaries. Since 'redshifted' is given in dictionaries as an adjective, I would argue that 'redshift' should...

implied it sourced both sentences. Regardless, it was Webster's New World Dictionary. In seWikt, ancestor: 1. An ancestor is someone in your family before...

got really confused, as I even found the spelling "capsicain" in some dictionary online, while here on Wikipedia, "Capsaicin" is used... 84.212.109.97...

theory be turned into a stand-alone article (not sure how strict the dictionary definition rule here is). The "Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory" stuff...

inconsistent with the examples given. (Frankly, I'd be very unhappy with my dictionary if it didn't have an entry for 'ran.') I don't have a better solution:...

explanation and examples from history and different countries, which is why a dictionary definition isn't enough. I'm personally interested in working on these...

of Ottawa. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ↑ "Prepositions". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ↑ "Prepositions "Of," "To," and "For""...

an article on Truth (although it reads more or less like an expanded dictionary entry). Perhaps should we pare down some of it (other than the part on...

2013 (UTC)) On closer inspection, I see that WikiSign is a wiki-based dictionary of LSF. I can't tell if it is associated with the WikiMedia Foundation...

dictionaries online seem to stick to preventative medicine (Wiktionary and [1] for example, plus the one on my bookcase: Australian Oxford Dictionary...

This article contains a translation of Oxford English Dictionary from en.wikipedia....

This article contains a translation of Dorland's Medical Dictionary from en.wikipedia....

on instruction that explains what is is, and by that I do not mean a dictionary entry. On the one hand there are subjects taught which are real but hard...

deletions. :) Bella tête-à-tête 09:03, 31 May 2012 (UTC) To me, it's just a dictionary definition, without enough content for an encyclopedia article. I'm OK...

subdivided into "fylke" (plural "fylker") . In at least one Norwegian/English dictionary, it is called "county". TechTranslate (talk) 21:51, 30 August 2008 (UTC)...

It may have added words, grouped in lists of themes (ie: a Buddhist dictionary). Each list can have a couple hundred words at most and should be able...