encyclopedicity

noun
/ɛnˌsaɪ.kləʊˈpiːˌdɪs.ɪ.ti/UK

Etymology

From encyclopaedic + -ity.

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being encyclopedic.

    • 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.
    • A strict dichotomy between dictionaries and encyclopedias is arguably untenable. For this reason, a cline of encyclopedicity can be proposed.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for encyclopedicity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA