her encyclopedic knowledge of modern art
English dictionary. 2014.
Encyclopedic — En*cy clo*ped ic, Encyclopedical En*cy clo*ped ic*al, a. [Cf. F. encyclop[ e]dique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a person having encyclopedic knowledge of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encyclopedic — (also encyclopaedic) ► ADJECTIVE 1) comprehensive: an encyclopedic knowledge. 2) relating to encyclopedias or information suitable for an encyclopedia … English terms dictionary
encyclopedic — index broad, collective, complete (all embracing), comprehensive, expert, omnibus, omniscient … Law dictionary
encyclopedic — 1824, from ENCYCLOPEDIA (Cf. encyclopedia) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
encyclopedic — [adj] comprehensive all embracing, all encompassing, all inclusive, broad, catholic, complete, discursive, exhaustive, extensive, general, thorough, thorough going, universal, vast, wide ranging, widespread; concepts 267,772 Ant. brief,… … New thesaurus
encyclopedic — or encyclopaedic [en sī΄klōpē′dik, en sī΄kləpē′dik; in sī΄klōpē′dik, in sī΄kləpē′dik] adj. of or like an encyclopedia; esp., giving information about many subjects; comprehensive in scope encyclopedically adv. encyclopaedically … English World dictionary
encyclopedic — adjective a) Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge. [p 151] Although separate encyclopedic sections have nothing to do with the dictionary proper, there… … Wiktionary
encyclopedic — adjective Date: 1824 of, relating to, or suggestive of an encyclopedia or its methods of treating or covering a subject ; comprehensive < an encyclopedic mind > < an encyclopedic collection of armor > • encyclopedically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
encyclopedic — en|cy|clo|pe|dic [ ın,saıklə pidık ] adjective 1. ) used for emphasizing the great amount of knowledge that someone has: her encyclopedic knowledge of modern art 2. ) containing facts and information found in an encyclopedia: an encyclopedic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
encyclopedic — 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… … Universalium
encyclopedic — adj. Encyclopedic is used with these nouns: ↑dictionary, ↑knowledge … Collocations dictionary
