encyclopedic
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of an encyclopedia; relating to all branches of knowledge.
encyclopaedic
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a variation of
encyclopedic.
Example Sentences
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Opening the case, prosecutor Peter Makepeace KC said Kwan was a "respected and experienced" GP with an "encyclopaedic knowledge" of toxins who worked at the Happy House Surgery in Sunderland.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
He loved history, and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the past, which he loved to share.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2020
Yes, he possessed a mild interest in fashion as a teen, he says, but he didn’t have an encyclopaedic knowledge of it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2020
Coffey’s obsession translates to an encyclopaedic knowledge of all the interviews Massive Attack have ever given.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2019
Is it possible that we are under any obligation to believe the Mosaic account of the Garden of Eden, or of the talking serpent, because "Whewell had an encyclopaedic range of knowledge"?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
