"5W" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: 5Ws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 5W (plural 5Ws)
  1. (journalism) Initialism of who, what, when, where, why, how. (the facts of the matter) Wikipedia link: en:5W Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: who (extra: the facts of the matter), what (extra: the facts of the matter), when (extra: the facts of the matter), where (extra: the facts of the matter), why (extra: the facts of the matter), how (extra: the facts of the matter) Categories (topical): Mass media Synonyms: W5
    Sense id: en-5W-en-noun-fAW518wj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: journalism, media

Inflected forms

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