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encyclopedic

[en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik] Origin

en·cy·clo·pe·dic

[en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik]
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

en·cy·clo·pe·di·cal·ly, en·cy·clo·pae·di·cal·ly, adverb
non·en·cy·clo·pae·dic, adjective
non·en·cy·clo·pe·dic, adjective
non·en·cy·clo·pe·di·cal, adjective


2. all-embracing, all-inclusive, exhaustive, wide-ranging.

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Encyclopedic has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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encyclopedic or encyclopaedic (ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk)
 
adj
1.  of, characteristic of, or relating to an encyclopedia
2.  covering a wide range of knowledge; comprehensive
 
encyclopaedic or encyclopaedic
 
adj
 
encyclopedically or encyclopaedic
 
adv
 
encyclopaedically or encyclopaedic
 
adv

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encyclopedic
1824, from encyclopedia + -ic.
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