総そう索さく引いん

noun

general index; comprehensive index

Refers to an index covering the entire contents of a book, encyclopedia, or reference work, as opposed to a partial or specialized index.

• この百ひゃっ科か事じ典てんには総そう索さく引いんが付ついている。

  This encyclopedia comes with a general index.

• 総そう索さく引いんで調しらべれば、必ひつ要ような項こう目もくがすぐに見みつかる。

  If you look it up in the general index, you can quickly find the entry you need.