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A person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: walking encyclopedia
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
хадзячая энцыклапедыя
(xadzjačaja encyklapjedyja)
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Chinese Mandarin:
活字典
(huózìdiǎn)
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Finnish:
kävelevä sanakirja
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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French:
encyclopédie vivante
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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German:
wandelndes Lexikon
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Greek:
κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια
(kinití egkyklopaídeia)
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Italian:
enciclopedia ambulante
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Italian:
enciclopedia umana
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Japanese:
生き字引
(iki jibiki)
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Polish:
chodząca encyklopedia
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Portuguese:
enciclopédia ambulante
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Romanian:
enciclopedie ambulantă
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Russian:
ходячая энциклопедия
(xodjačaja enciklopedija)
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Spanish:
enciclopedia andante
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Turkish:
ayaklı ansiklopedi
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
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Turkish:
ayaklı kütüphane
— person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms