Definition
Covering many subjects comprehensively; having the broad, detailed, and organized scope of an encyclopedia.
Etymology
American English spelling from encyclopedia (Greek enkyklios paideia, 'complete circular education') + -ic suffix. Standardized by Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary, dropping the 'a' from British encyclopaedia.
Kelly Says
Having 'encyclopedic knowledge' is actually rarer now than in the 1800s—the internet has exploded into such specialized domains that nobody can truly be encyclopedic anymore.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Encyclopaedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya
ARالعربية
موسوعي
mu-su-u-i
BNবাংলা
encylopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
CACatalà
enciclopèdic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
CSČeština
encyklopedický
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ck-ee
DADansk
encyklopædisk
en-si-kloh-peh-dis-k
DEDeutsch
enzyklopädisch
en-zih-kloh-peh-di-sh
ELΕλληνικά
εγκυκλοπαιδικός
en-kloo-kloi-pai-di-kos
ESEspañol
enciclopédico
en-si-kloh-PEH-dee-koh
FAفارسی
دانشنامهای
dan-shname-ye
FISuomi
tietosanakirjallinen
tee-toh-sa-na-kir-ja-len-nen
FRFrançais
encyclopédique
en-si-kloh-peh-DEE-k
GUGU
encylopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
HAHA
encyclopedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya
HEעברית
אנציקלופדי
an-tzi-kloh-peh-di
HIहिन्दी
शैक्षणिक
shaikshanik
HUMagyar
encyklopédikus
en-si-kloh-peh-dee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
ensiklopedis
en-si-kloh-peh-dis
IGIG
encyclopedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya
ITItaliano
enciclopedico
en-si-kloh-peh-DEE-koh
JA日本語
百科事典的
hai-ka-ji-ten-teki
KKKK
encyklopedik
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
KMKM
encyclopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
KO한국어
백과사전적
baek-gwa-sa-jeon-jeok
MRMR
encylopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
MSBahasa Melayu
ensiklopedik
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
MYမြန်မာ
encyclopedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya
NLNederlands
encyclopedisch
en-si-kloh-peh-di-sch
NONorsk
encyklopedisk
en-si-kloh-peh-dis-k
PAPA
encylopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
PLPolski
encyklopedyczny
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ch-niy
PTPortuguês
enciclopédico
en-si-kloh-peh-DEE-koh
RORomână
enciclopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
RUРусский
энциклопедический
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
encyklopedisk
en-si-kloh-peh-dis-k
SWKiswahili
encyclopedic
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
TAதமிழ்
பொது அறிவு
pothu arivu
TEతెలుగు
పాఠ్యపుస్తకం
paathya-pustakam
THไทย
สารานุกรม
sa-ra-na-khrom
TLTL
encyklopedik
en-si-kloh-peh-di-k
TRTürkçe
ansiklopedik
an-si-kloh-peh-di-k
UKУкраїнська
енциклопедичний
en-tsi-kloh-peh-di-ch-niy
VITiếng Việt
bách khoa
bahk-khoa
YOYO
encyclopedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya
ZH中文
百科全书的
bǎi-kē-quán-shū-de
ZUZU
encyclopedia
en-si-kloh-peh-di-ya