adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ensaiːkloˈphiːdək/
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 N S AY2 K L AH0 P IY1 D IH0 K
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CMU ARPABET 2:IH0 N S AY2 K L OW0 P IY1 D IH0 K
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
broad in scope or content
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
encyclopedic knowledge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: encyclopaedic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English encyclopedic From encyclopedia + -ic. First attested in 1824.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَوْسُوعِيّ
(mawsūʕiyy)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Armenian:
հանրագիտարանային
(hanragitaranayin)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Asturian:
enciclopédicu
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Belarusian:
энцыклапеды́чны
(encyklapjedýčny)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Bengali:
বিশ্বকোষীয়
(biśwôkoṣīẏô)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Bulgarian:
енциклопеди́чен
(enciklopedíčen)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Catalan:
enciclopèdic
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Czech:
encyklopedický
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Danish:
encyklopædisk
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
French:
encyclopédique
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Galician:
enciclopédico
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
German:
enzyklopädisch
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Hungarian:
enciklopédikus
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Kazakh:
энциклопедиялық
(énsiklopediälyq)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Norwegian Bokmål:
encyklopedisk
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
encyklopedisk
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Persian:
جامع
(jâme')
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Polish:
encyklopedyczny
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Portuguese:
enciclopédico
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Russian:
энциклопеди́ческий
(enciklopedíčeskij)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian:
енциклопе́дӣјскӣ
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian:
enciklopédījskī
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Spanish:
enciclopédico
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Swedish:
encyklopedisk
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Turkish:
ansiklopedik
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Ukrainian:
енциклопеди́чний
(encyklopedýčnyj)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Volapük:
siklopedik
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Volapük:
züklopäodik
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Yiddish:
ענציקלאָפּעדיש
(entsiklopedish)
— of or relating to comprehensiveness and other characteristics of an encyclopedia
Arabic:
مَوْسُوعِيّ
(mawsūʕiyy)
— in lexicography
Armenian:
հանրագիտական
(hanragitakan)
— in lexicography
French:
encyclopédique
— in lexicography
German:
enzyklopädisch
— in lexicography
Polish:
encyklopedyczny
— in lexicography
Russian:
энциклопедический
(enciklopedičeskij)
— in lexicography
Turkish:
ansiklopedik
— in lexicography
Ukrainian:
енциклопеди́чний
(encyklopedýčnyj)
— in lexicography
