cyclopaediccyclopedicadj.
/sʌɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk/ Pertaining to or of the nature of a cyclopædia.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective]
universal1549
encyclopaedical1651
pansophical1651
comprehensive1700
pantological1808
encyclopaedial1818
encyclopaedic1824
encyclopaediacal1836
encyclopaedian1837
cyclopaedica1843
pancyclopaedica1859
pantologic1861
cyclopaediac1877
pansophic1882
encyclopaediac1886
a1843 in R. Southey (F. Hall).
1869 J. H. Pepper (title) Cyclopædic Science Simplified.
1876 N. Amer. Rev. 224 Dr. Rees, of Cyclopaedic memory.
Derivatives
cycloˈpaedically adv. in a cyclopædic manner; like a cyclopædia.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adverb]
pansophically1651
encyclopaedically1855
cyclopaedically1888
1888 Harper's Mag. Nov. 929/2 Ubiquitous in business hours, and cyclopædically ready of response to any requisition.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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