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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cy•clo•pe•dic (en sī′klə pē′dik),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or of the nature of an encyclopedia;
relating to all branches of knowledge. - 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. - encycloped(ia) + -ic 1815–25
en•cy′clo•pe′di•cal•ly, en•cy′clo•pae′di•cal•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . all-embracing, all-inclusive, exhaustive, wide-ranging.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: encyclopedic, encyclopaedic /ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk/ adj - of, characteristic of, or relating to an encyclopedia
- covering a wide range of knowledge; comprehensive
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cy•clo•pe•di•a or en•cy•clo•pae•di•a/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -dias. - Literaturea book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or all aspects of one subject.
en•cy•clo•pe•dic, adj. See -cycle-, -ped-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cy•clo•pe•di•a (en sī′klə pē′dē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturea book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject.
- Literature(cap.) the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.
Also, en•cy′clo•pae′di•a. - Greek enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education. See encyclical, pedi-2
- Neo-Latin encyclopaedia
- 1525–35
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