This template is used for creating the Word of the Day that appears on the Wiktionary Main Page, and for archiving such WOTDs at pages in the format "Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive//
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{{WOTD|||tl=||comment=||}}
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1st parameter | mandatory: The Word of the Day, which should be one of the lemmas (main entries) in Wiktionary. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd parameter | mandatory: The part of speech of the word. It is suggested that you use the following abbreviations:
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link | By default, the template links to the top of the English section of an entry. To have the template link to a different heading, use this parameter to specify the heading name, like this: |link=Verb .
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term-label or tl to term-label8 or tl8 |
A label that applies to all the senses of an entry: see {{term-label}} for more information. Up to eight labels can be added, like this: |tl=idiomatic|tl2=chiefly|tl3=US .
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3rd parameter | mandatory: The definition of the word. If the word has numerous definitions, choose some of them to highlight. You may wish to use " " to indicate omissions. The number "1." will be automatically inserted before the first definition, but you will need to add "# " before second and subsequent definitions. Do not include any {{defdate}} , {{synonyms}} , or {{antonyms}} templates; usage examples; or quotations.
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4th and 5th parameters | mandatory: The 4th parameter should be the month spelled out (e.g., "January "), and the 5th parameter should be the day of the month indicated as a number with no leading zero (e.g., "1 ").
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6th parameter or comment |
A comment about the word; for example, the reason why the word was selected to be featured on a particular date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
audio | The name of an audio file indicating how the word is pronounced. The template will try to default to files in the following formats:
If these files do not exist, then no link to an audio file will be displayed, unless a filename is specified using the parameter like this: To suppress an audio file which exists, use |