ENCYCLOPEDIC


Meaning of ENCYCLOPEDIC in English

— encyclopedically, encyclopaedically , adv.

/en suy'kleuh pee"dik/ , adj.

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, encyclopaedic, encyclopedical, encyclopaedical .

[ 1815-25; ENCYCLOPED(IA) + -IC ]

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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .