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(-pē′dik)

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adjective

of or like an encyclopedia; esp., giving information about many subjects; comprehensive in scope

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encyclopedically adverb or encyclopaedically

See encyclopedic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: “an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition” (William James).

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en·cyˌclo·peˈdi·cal·ly adverb

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