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There are two ways to look things up in Wikipedia: by searching or by browsing.
Wikipedia's reference lists
Overviews of WikipediaAn overview is a survey of what is covered in an area. Overviews of Wikipedia's coverage include:
Featured contentFeatured content represents the best Wikipedia has to offer, and undergoes vigorous peer review.
ListsWikipedia has thousands of topic lists; some are even lists of other lists.
Two of the broadest collections are:
PortalsA portal is an introductory page for a given topic. It complements the main article of the subject by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject. They also include to-do lists that are used mostly by Wikipedia's editors. Portals can be found at:
GlossariesGlossaries are lists of terms with definitions:
TimelinesTimelines are lists of articles organized chronologically. These are the top-level timelines and lists of timelines:
Wikipedia's indicesAlphabetical indices
Categorical indicesWikipedia's main categorical index system is automatically generated from information (category tags) at the bottom of each article. The top-end pages of the category system are:
Wikipedia's other broad categorical indices are:
Spoken articles
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Lists
Overviews · Topics (outlines) · Academic disciplines · Glossaries · Portals · Categories
Countries · People · Timelines (centuries · decades) · 2009 · Anniversaries (today) · Current events · Deaths this year
Indices
Dewey Decimal classes · Library of Congress classes · A–Z Index