encyclopedical

[en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik]

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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