"syntopicon" meaning in All languages combined

See syntopicon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined as the name of an Encyclopaedia Britannica publication compiled by Mortimer Adler, A Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas (1952). Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} syntopicon
  1. (rare) A publication that indexes and compares a number of works in some field. Tags: rare Derived forms: syntopical
    Sense id: en-syntopicon-en-noun-C-DGHxSQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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