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A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.
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Encyclopedic dictionary — An encyclopedic dictionary typically includes a large number of short listings, arranged alphabetically, and discussing a wide range of topics. Encyclopedic dictionaries can be general, containing articles on topics in many different fields; or… … Wikipedia
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary — The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона) (35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is, in its scope and style, the Russian counterpart to the 1911 Britannica. It contains 121 240… … Wikipedia
Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary — ( ru. Советский Энциклопедический Словарь, СЭС) is an omnibus encyclopedic dictionary published by Sovetskaya entsiklopediya (1st edition in 1979, 2nd in 1982, 3rd in 1984, 4th in 1986). The fourth edition (1,600 pages) contains about 80,000… … Wikipedia
Dictionary — For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation). For Wikimedia s dictionary project visit Wiktionary, or see the Wiktionary article. A multi volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. A dic … Wikipedia
Dictionary (disambiguation) — A dictionary is a list of words and their meanings. Dictionary may also refer to: Biographical dictionary Encyclopedic dictionary, sometimes titled Dictionary of... for example Data dictionary, a set of metadata that contains definitions and… … Wikipedia
encyclopedic — en|cy|clo|pe|dic [ ın,saıklə pidık ] adjective 1. ) used for emphasizing the great amount of knowledge that someone has: her encyclopedic knowledge of modern art 2. ) containing facts and information found in an encyclopedia: an encyclopedic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dictionary of the Middle Ages — Dictionary of the Middle Ages: Supplement 1 (2004) The Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a 13 volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989. It was first conceived and started… … Wikipedia
encyclopedic — adjective a) Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge. [p 151] Although separate encyclopedic sections have nothing to do with the dictionary proper, there… … Wiktionary
dictionary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ comprehensive, unabridged ▪ electronic, online ▪ picture ▪ pocket … Collocations dictionary
encyclopedic — adj. Encyclopedic is used with these nouns: ↑dictionary, ↑knowledge … Collocations dictionary
