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ENCYCLOPEDIC

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en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pe⋅dic

  [en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of an encyclopedia; relating to all branches of knowledge.
2. comprehending a wide variety of information; comprehensive: an encyclopedic memory.
Also, en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pae⋅dic, en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pe⋅di⋅cal, en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pae⋅di⋅cal.

Origin:
1815–25; encycloped(ia) + -ic

Related forms:
en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pe⋅di⋅cal⋅ly, en⋅cy⋅clo⋅pae⋅di⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. all-embracing, all-inclusive, exhaustive, wide-ranging.
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en·cy·clo·pe·dic   (ěn-sī'klə-pē'dĭk)   
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·cy'clo·pe'di·cal·ly adv.
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