encyclopedic
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌɛn.sɪˈkloʊ.pɪk/
- Jamal was commonly known as someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz history.
- encyclopedic knowledge
- encyclopedic narrative
- encyclopedic dictionary
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Watch on YouTubeHe also is engaged in what we can call an encyclopedic project.
- He also is engaged in what we can call an encyclopedic project.
- And and he was a, he liked movies and he had a kind of encyclopedic knowledge of movies.
- So that we were, it's like, you know, if people in the military, man, your knowledge of like movies is just encyclopedic.
- Their knowledge of the literature is practically encyclopedic across, as far as I can tell, just about every branch of philosophy.
- I need an encyclopedic review of everyone in show business like I am.
- The Met was set up not as a Museum of American art, but of an encyclopedic museum.
Examples
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Many of the encyclopedic entries are written in an approachable style and end with recommendations for further reading.
Academic text (2012) -
The task should not require encyclopedic knowledge or take vast amounts of time to perform.
Academic text (2002) -
And and he was a, he liked movies and he had a kind of encyclopedic knowledge of movies.
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I need an encyclopedic review of everyone in show business like I am.
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So I'm sure you have an encyclopedic knowledge of her films just like me.
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Some of the trackers have an encyclopedic knowledge of the wildlife encountered.
Academic text (2006) -
I've never heard of your solo career, and I have an encyclopedic knowledge of magicians both past and present.
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While he could be difficult and curmudgeonly at times, his knowledge was encyclopedic, his judgment superb, and he was always a skeptic.
Academic text (2017) -
HE'S GOT AN ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE.
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His encyclopedic knowledge of classical music amazed everyone at the concert.
Synonyms
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3.7
General and not detailed, covering many things
314
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
274
4.6
Covering almost everything to give a complete and detailed view
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4.1
Covering many different subjects or areas
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6.0
Including everything and everyone in a single plan
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
encyclopedic = encyclopedia (transparent) = encyclopedia + ic
Formed directly from the noun 'encyclopedia' with the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to' or 'characteristic of', so the relation is clear to learners.
Etymology
Encyclopedic comes from the Greek phrase enkyklios paideia, where enkyklios means 'in a circle' and paideia means 'education', so it originally meant a 'circle of learning'. That's why something encyclopedic covers a wide range of knowledge, like an encyclopedia.