The encyclopedicity of American dictionaries ranges from the inclusion of proper names (W3 being one of the exceptions) to encyclopedic-type definitions, through encyclopedic sections in some entries or special appendices.
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Encyclopedicity
//ɛnˌsaɪ.kləʊˈpiːˌdɪs.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "encyclopedicity"
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French
1 entries- encyclopédicité noun (quality or state of being encyclopaedic)
German
1 entries- Enzyklopädizität noun (quality or state of being encyclopaedic)
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A strict dichotomy between dictionaries and encyclopedias is arguably untenable. For this reason, a cline of encyclopedicity can be proposed.
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