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encyclopedic

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en·cy·clo·pe·dic  (n-skl-pdk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" (William James).

en·cyclo·pedi·cal·ly adv.

encyclopedic, encyclopaedic [ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk]
adj
1. (Library Science & Bibliography) of, characteristic of, or relating to an encyclopedia
2. covering a wide range of knowledge; comprehensive
encyclopedically , encyclopaedically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.encyclopedic - broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

encyclopedic
adjective comprehensive, full, complete, vast, universal, wide-ranging, thorough, in-depth, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, all-encompassing, thoroughgoing He has an encyclopedic knowledge of 80s popular music.
Translations
encyclopedic [ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk] encyclopaedic (British) adj (= comprehensive) [knowledge] → encyclopédique
encyclop(a)edic
encyclopedic encyclopaedic [ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] adjenciclopedico/a
encyclopedic encyclopaedic [ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] adjenciclopedico/a


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And surely among all men whose vocation requires them to exhibit their powers of speech, the happiest is a prosperous provincial auctioneer keenly alive to his own jokes and sensible of his encyclopedic knowledge.
 
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