encyclopedia
C2911
concept
An encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work that compiles concise, authoritative articles on a wide range of subjects, typically organized alphabetically or thematically for easy access to information.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wiki | 57 |
| online encyclopedia | 52 |
| dictionary | 36 |
| encyclopedia canonical | 32 |
| encyclopedic work | 16 |
| encyclopedic dictionary | 4 |
| encyclopedia edition | 3 |
| Chinese encyclopedia | 2 |
| fictional encyclopedia | 2 |
| historical encyclopedia | 2 |
| philosophical encyclopedia | 2 |
| English-language encyclopedia | 1 |
| Italian-language encyclopedia | 1 |
| diccionario de dudas | 1 |
| encyclopedic collection | 1 |
| encyclopedic compendium | 1 |
| encyclopedic compilation | 1 |
| encyclopédie | 1 |
| general encyclopedia | 1 |
| imperial encyclopedia | 1 |
| mathematical encyclopedia | 1 |
| music encyclopedia | 1 |
| national encyclopedia | 1 |
| philosophy encyclopedia | 1 |
| precursor to Wikipedia | 1 |
| reference work entry | 1 |
| scholarly encyclopedia | 1 |
| translated encyclopedia | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: encyclopedia
Generated description
An encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work that compiles concise, authoritative articles on a wide range of subjects, typically organized alphabetically or thematically for easy access to information.
Instances (209)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Dictionnaire égyptien en écriture hiéroglyphique | dictionary |
| Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet | — |
| DLE | dictionary |
| An Encyclopedia of World History | — |
| Nazi Literature in the Americas | fictional encyclopedia |
| DELE | dictionary |
|
G. M. Story
surface form:
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
|
dictionary |
| Musicalisches Lexicon | music encyclopedia |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on John Dewey | reference work entry |