encyclopaedicencyclopedicadj.

/ɛnˌsʌɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk/

Etymology: < encyclopaedia n. + -ic suffix.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling an encyclopædia (see encyclopaedia n. 1); that aims at embracing all branches of learning; universal in knowledge, very full of information, comprehensive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective]

universal1549

encyclopaedical1651

pansophical1651

comprehensive1700

pantological1808

encyclopaedial1818

encyclopaedic1824

encyclopaediacal1836

encyclopaedian1837

cyclopaedica1843

pancyclopaedica1859

pantologic1861

cyclopaediac1877

pansophic1882

encyclopaediac1886

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 26 Attempts at bringing knowledge into encyclopedic forms.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. viii. 466 So comprehensive a notion of zoology displays a mind accustomed to encyclopedic systems.

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. liv. 307 Another feature of Lucan's Pharsalia is its affectation of encyclopædic knowledge.

1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. ii. 92 That encyclopædic statistician [Macaulay's father].

1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) i. §4. 37 The encyclopædic character of his researches left him in heart a simple Englishman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	encyclopaedic
释义	encyclopaedicencyclopedicadj. /ɛnˌsʌɪkləʊˈpiːdɪk/ Etymology: < encyclopaedia n. + -ic suffix. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an encyclopædia (see encyclopaedia n. 1); that aims at embracing all branches of learning; universal in knowledge, very full of information, comprehensive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective] universal1549 encyclopaedical1651 pansophical1651 comprehensive1700 pantological1808 encyclopaedial1818 encyclopaedic1824 encyclopaediacal1836 encyclopaedian1837 cyclopaedica1843 pancyclopaedica1859 pantologic1861 cyclopaediac1877 pansophic1882 encyclopaediac1886 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 26 Attempts at bringing knowledge into encyclopedic forms. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. viii. 466 So comprehensive a notion of zoology displays a mind accustomed to encyclopedic systems. 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. liv. 307 Another feature of Lucan's Pharsalia is its affectation of encyclopædic knowledge. 1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. ii. 92 That encyclopædic statistician [Macaulay's father]. 1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People (1882) i. §4. 37 The encyclopædic character of his researches left him in heart a simple Englishman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1824
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