Definition of "encyclopedic" adjective comparative more encyclopedic , superlative most encyclopedic
(lexicography) Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information ; about facts and concepts , and not only a word or term ; including proper names , biographical and geographical information and illustrations . quotations examples
Quotations Although separate encyclopedic sections have nothing to do with the dictionary proper , there are no compelling logical reasons for condemning them . / Terms derived from names fall into three categories . Some , like Chomskyan , refer to a person and the work done by that person , or to a place or a person from that place (Virginian , Londoner ), and should be defined only in relation to the person or place . They are essentially encyclopedic entries and , if the dictionary contains an entry for the person or place in question , could well be run on without a separate definition . / The difficulty of distinguishing between lexical units and items in a nomenclature is especially nettlesome in specialized dictionaries , which are by their nature more encyclopedic than general dictionaries .
2001, Sidney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, 2nd ed, Scribner