Definition of "encyclopedic" []

• Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. (adjective)
• Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition” ( William James). (adjective)

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• "It is a colorless reference volume in encyclopedic format lacking in dimension."
• "Would it be valedictorian Hillary, primly showing off her knowledge of issues in encyclopedic detail?"
• "Within encyclopedic works, discussions of scientific topics were more likely to have been based on more recent studies than technological ones were."