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wikitext

/ˈwɪ.kiˌtɛkst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wi-ki-text
IPA
/ˈwɪ.kiˌtɛkst/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightweight markup language used to format and structure pages in wikis.

Uncountable

noun

Content that has been marked up with such a language.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus New Latin textusbor. Old French textebor. Middle English text English text English wikitext From wiki + text.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɪ.kiˌtɛkst/
  • British English: /ˈwɪ.kiˌtɛkst/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Lua Scribunto

Synonyms

wikicode wiki markup

Questions

How do you pronounce wikitext?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪ.kiˌtɛkst/.
What does wikitext mean?
A lightweight markup language used to format and structure pages in wikis.
Where does wikitext come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus New Latin textusbor. Old French textebor. Middle English text English text English wikitext From wiki + text.

How to pronounce wikitext

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