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Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic training nor the passion for cool logic - not to mention the nerve - to follow in the footsteps of classical liberal philosophers and economists such as Robert Nozick, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.
Anne Fortier

Meaning of "encyclopedic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCYCLOPEDIC

encyclopedic  [ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCYCLOPEDIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Encyclopedic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ENCYCLOPEDIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of encyclopedic in the English dictionary

The definition of encyclopedic in the dictionary is of, characteristic of, or relating to an encyclopedia. Other definition of encyclopedic is covering a wide range of knowledge; comprehensive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCYCLOPEDIC


bardic
ˈbɑːdɪk
bezoardic
ˌbɛzəʊˈɑːdɪk
chaordic
keɪˈɔːdɪk
comedic
kəˈmiːdɪk
cyclopaedic
ˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk
cyclopedic
ˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk
Dardic
ˈdɑːdɪk
encyclopaedic
ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk
herdic
ˈhɜːdɪk
logopaedic
ˌlɒɡəˈpiːdɪk
logopedic
ˌlɒɡəˈpiːdɪk
Longobardic
ˌlɒŋɡəˈbɑːdɪk
ludic
ˈluːdɪk
nordic
ˈnɔːdɪk
orthopaedic
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪk
orthopedic
ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪk
paludic
pəˈluːdɪk
pudic
ˈpjuːdɪk
saccadic
səˈkɑːdɪk
Sephardic
sɛˈfɑːdɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCYCLOPEDIC

encumbrance
encumbrancer
encurtain
encyclic
encyclical
encyclopaedia
encyclopaedic
encyclopaedically
encyclopaedism
encyclopaedist
encyclopedia
encyclopedian
encyclopedical
encyclopedically
encyclopedism
encyclopedist
encyst
encystation
encysted
encystment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCYCLOPEDIC

acidic
Ayurvedic
episodic
Greenlandic
Hassidic
Icelandic
juridic
logaoedic
medic
melodic
nomadic
paramedic
periodic
purple medic
Samoyedic
scandic
sporadic
syndic
triadic
Vedic

Synonyms and antonyms of encyclopedic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENCYCLOPEDIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «encyclopedic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of encyclopedic

Translation of «encyclopedic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCYCLOPEDIC

Find out the translation of encyclopedic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of encyclopedic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «encyclopedic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

百科全书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enciclopédica
570 millions of speakers

English

encyclopedic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वकोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموسوعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энциклопедический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enciclopédico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বব্যাপী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encyclopédique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ensiklopedia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enzyklopädisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

博学な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백과 사전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Encyclopedic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về bách khoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலைக்களஞ்சியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वकोश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ansiklopedik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enciclopedico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

encyklopedyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енциклопедичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enciclopedic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκυκλοπαιδική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Indien u
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

från uppslagsverk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leksikon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encyclopedic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCYCLOPEDIC»

The term «encyclopedic» is regularly used and occupies the 63.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCYCLOPEDIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «encyclopedic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «encyclopedic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encyclopedic

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4 QUOTES WITH «ENCYCLOPEDIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word encyclopedic.
1
Thomas P. Campbell
What I am out to do is make sure that the Met continues to be the most exciting encyclopedic museum in the world. I want to sustain the vibrancy that makes it exciting to work here, that makes it exciting for visitors. The art remains central.
2
Abba Eban
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
3
Anne Fortier
Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic training nor the passion for cool logic - not to mention the nerve - to follow in the footsteps of classical liberal philosophers and economists such as Robert Nozick, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.
4
Nathaniel Philbrick
Instead of being a page-turner, 'Moby-Dick' is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so encyclopedic that space aliens could use it to re-create the whale fishery as it once existed on the planet Earth in the midst of the 19th century.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCYCLOPEDIC»

Discover the use of encyclopedic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encyclopedic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook
A guide to meal planning preparation which includes numerous menus for all occasions and thousands of tested recipes
Ruth Berolzheimer, 1988
2
Encyclopedic Handbook of Emulsion Technology
A discussion of fundamental characteristics, theories and applications for liquid-liquid colloidal dispersions.
Johan Sjoblom, 2001
3
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology
There is a balance of New World and Old Worldcoverage, theory, method, and practice. The work is the largest andmost comprehensive dictionary of its kind with a total of over 7,000entries.
Barbara Ann Kipfer, 2000
4
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America
Covers the history, founders, beliefs, and literature of over five hundred nonconventional and alternative religious movements.
J. Gordon Melton, 1992
5
Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum
An argument in support of the relevance of museums challenges recent criticisms that they promote imperialism, tracing the evolution of the modern museum as well as posing a case for the encyclopedic museum as a cosmopolitan institution ...
James Cuno, 2011
6
Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology: Biology, Structure, ...
Provides a comprehensive review of the facts and trends in veterinarian and human parasitology.
Heinz Mehlhorn, Philip M. Armstrong, 2001
7
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications
This compact, practical research manual that will help students, scholars, and general readers alike unlock the significance of the terminology, concepts, and historical movements of semiotics and related fields.
Marcel Danesi, 2000
8
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics: A ...
This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive reference guide to the key concepts, ideas, movements, and trends of applied linguistics for language teaching.
Keith Johnson, Helen Johnson, 1999
9
Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer: With 64 Tables
Provides information about topics of cancer for clinicians, research scientists and advanced students.
Manfred Schwab, 2001
10
Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Finance and Banking
In short, this is a veritable cookbook of guidelines, illustrations, and how-tos. Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Finance and Banking is the resource you will reach for again and again.
Jae K. Shim, Michael Constas, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCYCLOPEDIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encyclopedic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meet the guy behind the music you hear when you're shopping at …
A. Clearly an open mind, an encyclopedic knowledge of multiple genres of music, and an insatiable appetite to learn and consume more. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
'Sarah Charlesworth: Doubleworld' Review: Should We Look Away?
... Vesuvius, described in a letter by Pliny the Younger, whose uncle wrote the encyclopedic “Natural History” and died from the volcanic fumes. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Kitchener Rangers broadcaster Don Cameron “stepping aside” after …
The man with a photographic memory and encyclopedic knowledge of junior hockey can recall every detail from many of the Rangers' most ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
4
Dazzling Piero, Rehabilitated
No less a contributing factor was the treatment he received in the 16th-century art historian Giorgio Vasari's encyclopedic “Lives of the Artists. «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Antony Jenkins Might've Avoided Firing If He'd Put Down His …
Mr. Jenkins predictably would turn the question over to Mr. Morzaria, who is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the bank's key figures.”. «DealBreaker, Jul 15»
6
Cancer claims Q-C man who made his journey public
... of Kass, who owned his own marketing company, Catch Driver Marketing, mentioned his hearty laugh and encyclopedic knowledge of sports. «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
7
Comic-Con 2015: What 2 words sold Mark Waid on a return to …
... and during that time, he built up an encyclopedic knowledge of the Riverdale gang while diving through a large library of Archie comic books. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Gino Johnson brings a local voice to radio station known for …
Every now and then a DJ with encyclopedic music knowledge and a loyal following that confers autonomy, a guy such as Herb Kent in Chicago ... «South Bend Tribune, Jul 15»
9
The New Zealand man who spent four years growing a church from …
You'd think that with a passion for trees and an encyclopedic knowledge of them that Barry Cox would have enjoyed a long career in ... «Domain News, Jul 15»
10
The Top 5 Parties in SF This Weekend
In the past several years, a certain cadre of hardworking American DJs with deep, encyclopedic knowledge of underground dance music is beginning to get ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Encyclopedic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/encyclopedic>. May 2024 ».
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