Following the work of Pierre Larousse on the '' Grand dictionnaire Universel'', the ''Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse'' (), a ten-volume dictionary, was published in Paris between 1982 and 1985 by

Éditions Larousse Éditions Larousse () is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse, and for some time was known also as Librarie Larousse; its best-known work is the '' Petit Larousse'' sin ...

. It is an encyclopedia and a dictionary merged in a single alphabetical listing. Beneath the standard dictionary (meanings, usages) entry comes the encyclopedic section. Articles are illustrated by photographs, maps, chronologies and diagrams.

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Encyclopedias in French French dictionaries Éditions Larousse books 1982 non-fiction books 20th-century encyclopedias {{Dictionary-stub