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encyclopedic
Or ···貹·徱
[en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik]
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of an encyclopedia; relating to all branches of knowledge.
comprehending a wide variety of information; comprehensive.
an encyclopedic memory.
Synonyms: , , ,
encyclopedic
/ ɛˌɪəʊˈ辱ːɪ /
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to an encyclopedia
covering a wide range of knowledge; comprehensive
Other Word Forms
- encyclopedically adverb
- encyclopaedically adverb
- nonencyclopaedic adjective
- nonencyclopedic adjective
- nonencyclopedical adjective
- ˌ⳦ˈ徱 adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of encyclopedic1
Example Sentences
Booster is lively with the women but also has an encyclopedic knowledge of their relationship blunders.
Conan Doyle: creator of Sherlock Holmes and by extension all subsequent super sleuths with an eccentric character, eagle eye for detail, encyclopedic knowledge of unexpectedly useful trivia and the brain of a UNIVAC.
McKenna drew from an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion from the medieval age onward, said her friend Jenny, who asked to withhold her last name for privacy concerns.
Robinson’s sharp wit pairs perfectly with Miller’s encyclopedic knowledge of food history.
Throughout the five years that “A Complete Unknown” took to get finished, with interruptions for the pandemic and the actors’ strike of 2023, Phillips became encyclopedically fluent in all things Bob Dylan.
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