Wikipedia:Dealing with dictionary definitions
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Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Wikipedia is not a place to define words or phrases and is not to be written in the style of a dictionary. But this does not mean that a page title that contains a dictionary entry needs to be deleted.
Ways to solve dictionary entries edit
Most Wikipedia titles are nouns (people, places, or things). In most cases, a subject should be titled as a noun.
| Title | Text | Right or wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Not being light | Wrong |
| Dark | #REDIRECT [[Darkness]] | Right |
| Darkness | The absence of light | Wrong |
| Darkness | Darkness is the absence of light. [additional text] | Right |
| Darkness | Darkness is the absence of light. {{stub}} |
Right |