"encyclopedicity" meaning in English

See encyclopedicity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛnˌsaɪ.kləʊˈpiːˌdɪs.ɪ.ti/ [UK]
Etymology: encyclopaedic + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|encyclopaedic|ity}} encyclopaedic + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} encyclopedicity (uncountable)
  1. The quality or state of being encyclopedic. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: encyclopaedicity Translations (quality or state of being encyclopaedic): encyclopédicité [feminine] (French), Enzyklopädizität [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-encyclopedicity-en-noun-K2Vpt7YR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

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