Definition
Relating to or characteristic of an encyclopedia; having the nature or scope of a comprehensive reference work.
Etymology
From encyclopedia (from Greek enkyklios 'circular, general' + paideia 'education') + -ac suffix meaning 'of or relating to.' The term emerged in the 18th century alongside the rise of comprehensive reference works.
Kelly Says
This rare adjective was most popular in the 1700s-1800s when encyclopedias represented humanity's ambitious attempt to capture all human knowledge in one place—a distinctly Enlightenment dream.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
ARالعربية
موسوعي
mu-wa-sa-i
BNবাংলা
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
CACatalà
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
CSČeština
encyklopedický
en-si-klo-pe-di-cky
DADansk
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
DEDeutsch
encyklopädisch
en-si-klo-pe-di-sch
ELΕλληνικά
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
ESEspañol
enciclopédico
en-si-klo-pe-di-ko
FAفارسی
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
FISuomi
encyklopedinen
en-si-klo-pe-di-nen
FRFrançais
encyclopédique
ɑ̃-si-klɔ-pe-di-k
GUGU
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
HAHA
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
HEעברית
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
HIहिन्दी
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
HUMagyar
encyklopédikus
en-si-klo-pe-di-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
IGIG
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
ITItaliano
enciclopedico
en-si-klo-pe-di-ko
JA日本語
百科事典的な
hai-ka-ji-ten-teki-na
KKKK
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
KMKM
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
KO한국어
백과사전적인
baek-gwa-sa-jeon-jeok-in
MRMR
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
MSBahasa Melayu
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
MYမြန်မာ
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
NLNederlands
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
NONorsk
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
PAPA
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
PLPolski
encyklopedyczny
en-si-klo-pe-di-czki
PTPortuguês
enciclopédico
en-si-klo-pe-di-ko
RORomână
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
RUРусский
энциклопедический
en-si-klo-pe-di-cheskiy
SVSvenska
encyklopedisk
en-si-klo-pe-disk
SWKiswahili
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
TAதமிழ்
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
TEతెలుగు
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
THไทย
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
TLTL
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
TRTürkçe
ansiklopedik
an-sik-lo-pe-dik
UKУкраїнська
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
URاردو
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
VITiếng Việt
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
YOYO
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal
ZH中文
百科全书式的
bǎi-kē quán-shū-shì de
ZUZU
encyclical
en-si-kli-kal