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encyclopedian en · ADJ

Etymology

From encyclopedia + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Encyclopedic; embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects.

Forms

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encyclopædian alternative, dated lexicographic
encyclopaedian Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

encyclopedial · encyclopediac · encyclopedical · encyclopedic · encyclopediacal

encyclopedian en · NOUN

Etymology

From encyclopedia + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person who has an encyclopedic knowledge.
    • This is how Alzheimer's transforms encyclopedians into vegetables, how Parkinson's immobilizes triatheletes. 2012, Rob Benvie, Maintenance:

Forms

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encyclopedians Number=Plur lexicographic
encyclopædian alternative, dated lexicographic
encyclopaedian Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic