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Meanings of encyclopedic dictionary in English

Russian
энциклопедический словарь
Portuguese
dicionário enciclopédico
Spanish
diccionario enciclopedico
Catalan
diccionari enciclopèdic

Dictionary that collects short articles on a wide range of topics both of an encyclopaedic and a lexicographic kind, arranged in alphabetical order.

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энциклопедический словарь

A dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.

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Examples for "lexicon"
Examples for "lexicon"
1
The sea, with its own lexicon, is a demanding subject, or setting.
The Irish Times
2
Every so often a new word appears in the lexicon of meteorology.
The Irish Times
3
Time to talk of fearful images in the lexicon of distance running.
The Irish Times
4
Many firms use an automated lexicon system to perform surveillance of communications.
Reuters
5
That concept is outside the lexicon of most professions, including my own.
The new yorker
Usage of encyclopedic dictionary in English
1
The article entitled "Charlatan" in the " Encyclopedic Dictionary" is filled with useful truths agreeably presented.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary