encyclopedicityとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

encyclopaedic +‎ -ity

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ɛnˌsaɪ.kləʊˈpiːˌdɪs.ɪ.ti/

名詞

encyclopedicity (uncountable)

1. The quality or state of being encyclopedic.
   • 2000, Henri Béjoint, Modern Lexicography:‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2003, R. R. K. Hartmann, Lexicography‎^[2]:

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