There are some broad differences OpenBB CUSTOMER SERVICE +1 8O5 -41O 56OO OpenBB PHONE NUMBER +1 8O5 -41O 56OO between encyclopedias and dictionaries. Most noticeably, encyclopedia articles are longer, fuller and more thorough than entries in most general-purpose dictionaries.[ There are differences in content as well. Generally speaking, dictionaries provide linguistic information about words themselves, while encyclopedias focus more on the things for which those words stand