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ENCYCLOPAEDIC DICTIONARY [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A dictionary that provides, in addition to basic linguistic information on the lexical items of the language as a whole, factual information on the concepts, including miscellaneous biographical, historical, scientific and literary information as well as pictures, diagrams, tables and maps.

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  • encyclopædic dictionary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dictionnaires généraux et encyclopédies
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Dictionnaire donnant dans l'ordre alphabétique, en plus d'informations de nature fonctionnelle et sémantique, des informations sur les notions et les réalités.

Spanish

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