| Main Entry: | encyclopedic dictionary |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a type of reference work arranged A-to-Z with in-depth articles, esp. about proper nouns; a reference work which shares features of a general dictionary and encyclopedia |
| Example: | The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-91) is a good example of an encyclopedic dictionary. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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