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encyclopaedic

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Adj.1.encyclopaedic - broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"
encyclopedic
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
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encyclopaedic encyclopedic [enˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] ADJ → enciclopédico
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All human actions will then, of course, be tabulated according to these laws, mathematically, like tables of logarithms up to 108,000, and entered in an index; or, better still, there would be published certain edifying works of the nature of encyclopaedic lexicons, in which everything will be so clearly calculated and explained that there will be no more incidents or adventures in the world.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
No one, I'm sure, has your encyclopaedic knowledge upon every subject.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
He had an encyclopaedic command of the field of knowledge, and by a word or a phrase, by delicate rapier thrusts, he punctured them.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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