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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"
encyclopaedic
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
adj → enzyklopädisch
encyclopedic encyclopaedic [ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] adj → enciclopedico/a
encyclopedic encyclopaedic [ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] adj → enciclopedico/a


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not only to understand what [was] non-European but also to control and manipulate what was manifestly different," (8) and he continues over the span of the book to argue assiduously and encyclopedically how representation is inseparable not only from control and manipulation, but, in sum, from assertions and exertions of authority itself.
Our philological home is the earth by Bayoumi, Moustafa / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
An encyclopedically productive polymath whose thought changed importantly over the expanse of a long and tumultuous career, Melanchthon is a difficult figure to grasp whole.
The truths of a slippery world: poetry and tyranny in Sidney's Defence by Stillman, Robert E. / Renaissance Quarterly
Suppose you wanted to drain the life out of an antique Muslim scripture that encyclopedically lists the varieties of human eroticism.
Ghada Amer: Deitch Projects. (New york) by Frankel, David / Artforum International
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