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I have taken on tasks of maintaining these topics (with help from other Wiktionarians of course). Some other topics lack regular maintainers, so I check on them periodically and make additions when I can. I welcome help on any of these or other topics (more categories).

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The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the United States Congress. It is an exemplar of the Neoclassical architecture style.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Christmas Competition 2006 Now Open

The Wiktionary:Christmas Competition 2006 is now open to all contributors. It's based on the old word game in which one word has to be converted into another by changing one letter at a time, each stage being a real word. At every stage the word must be in a different language to the one immediately before. The usual prize (a feeling of smug self-satisfaction) will be awarded to the "best" entry. This will be judged on several criteria including length and number of words, imaginative choice of languages etc. ALL words used MUST have a good entry in Wiktionary.

Word of the day
for November 3
satori n
  1. (uncountable, Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual enlightenment or understanding, the result of meditation and study.
  2. (uncountable, figurative) Enlightenment, epiphany.
  3. (countable, biochemistry) A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).

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  1. (Japanese mythology) A yokai (supernatural monster) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature said to dwell in the mountains of the historical Japanese provinces of Hida and Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture).

Culture Day (文化の日, Bunka no Hi) is observed in Japan on this day to promote culture, the arts, and academic endeavour. The post-war Japanese constitution was announced on this day in 1946.

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