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The name of the entry is that of the word or phrase that you are defining. For languages with two cases of script, the entry name will usually begin with a lowercase letter. Exceptions include proper nouns, German nouns, and many abbreviations.

 

# '''Language''' lets you know the language of the word in question. It is almost always in a level two heading (See [[Help:How to edit a page|Wiktionary:How to edit a page]] for some basic terminology we use). In most cases the language header contains a language in its traditional meaning. Priority is given to <nowiki>==Translingual==</nowiki>; this heading includes terms that remain the same in all languages. The symbols for the chemical elements and the abbreviations for international units of measurement are but two examples of translingual terms. English comes next because this is the English Wiktionary. After that come the other languages in alphabetical order.

# '''Part of Speech''' may be a misnomer, but it seemed to make sense when it was first chosen. It is the key descriptor for the lexical function of the term in question (such as 'noun', 'verb', etc). The definitions themselves come within its scope. In addition to the traditional “parts of speech” it has come to include entities that are less than words, such as initialisms and suffixes, and items that are more than words, such as idiomatic expressions, phrases and proverbs. This heading is nestable. It is most frequently in a level three heading, but may have a lower level for terms that have multiple etymologies or pronunciations.

# '''References''' are becoming more important as we strive to improve the reliability of Wiktionary. While we may be lax in demanding references for words that are easily found in most paper dictionaries, references for more obscure words are essential. References may be added in a separate header of adequately chosen level or added directly to specific senses.

 

This is a simple entry for the word '''bed''', and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:

# a word’s language (as a level 2 heading),

This example can be copied and used to start an article or section of an article.

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{{en-noun}}

 

# A piece of [[furniture]] to [[sleep]] on.

 

* ''The Oxford Paperback Dictionary''

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Some languages do have characteristics that require variation from the standard format. For links to these variations see [[Wiktionary:Language considerations]].

 

There are additional headings which you should include if possible, but if you don’t have the necessary expertise, resources or time, you have no obligation to add them, with the possible exception of “References”. The list below is not an exclusive list; other headings may be essential in some circumstances. An order for these headings is recommended, but variations in that order are also allowable.