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Definition of encyclopedic : Alt. of Encyclopedical

Synonyms:

universal, out, bookends, in the public domain, broad-gauge, unwritten, (out) in the open, exhaustive, all-in, global, overt, bookrest, pop-up, complete, broad, bound, inclusive, omnibus, transparent, in-depth, public, full, encyclopaedic, general, fiction, thorough, wide-ranging, panoramic, cyclopedic, all-inclusive, loose-leaf, unclassified, hardbound, comprehensive, all-embracing, compendious, open, cover-all, embracive, all-encompassing, bookmark, known

comprehending, profound, knowing, genius, astute, knowledgeable, intellectual, erudite, capable, canny, sophisticated, sharp, perspicacious, worldly, bright, clever, gifted, cogent, sagacious, wise, smart, brilliant, brainy, intelligent

Usage examples:

• The material for Acetaria was gathered as early as 1679 with the idea of making it one chapter of an encyclopedic work on horticulture. - "Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets", John Evelyn.
• The son of an officer of the thirteenth legion, Suetonius practised in early life as an advocate, subsequently became one of Hadrian's private secretaries, and devoted his later years to literary research and compilation, somewhat in the manner, though without the encyclopedic scope, of Varro. - "Latin Literature", J. W. Mackail.
• Whatever her final place in the records of mankind, whether as the pioneer of modern civilization or the buccaneer of the nations or, as would seem most likely, a goodly mixture of both, she has at least- with the exception only of her great mother, Rome- furnished the most instructive lessons in political pathology yet recorded, and the advice to students of world progress to familiarize themselves with her history is even more apt today than when it first issued from the encyclopedic mind of Macaulay nearly a century ago. - "The Social Cancer A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere", José Rizal.