encyclopedic
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopediaOf or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
» She has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.
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2 sensesOf or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
enzyklopädisch
энциклопеди́ческийenciklopedíčeskij
енциклопеди́чнийencyklopedýčnyj
comprehensive in scope or content (as an encyclopedia)
Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.
enzyklopädisch
энциклопедическийenciklopedičeskij
енциклопеди́чнийencyklopedýčnyj
Examples
4 sentencesShe has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.
Ziri wrote an encyclopedic book about domestic cats.
Tom has an encyclopedic knowledge of the X-Men.
Co-curator Alnoor Merchant says the text is an important encyclopedic body of medical knowledge in the Islamic world.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
more encyclopedic, most encyclopedic| Comparative | more encyclopedic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most encyclopedic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- comprehensive in scope or content (as an encyclopedia):encyclopaedic
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.