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encyclopedic

adj
/ensaiːkloˈpʰiːdək/US

Etymology

First attested in 1824, encyclopedia + -ic.

  1. derived from ἐγκύκλιος
  2. derived from ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ — “education in the circle of arts and sciences”
  3. borrowed from encyclopēdīa, encyclopaedīa — “general education”
  4. suffixed as encyclopedic — “encyclopedia + ic”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia

    Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.

  2. Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical…

    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.

    • Thus there are 3751 lexical items covered in total. Taking into account polysemy, there are 4315 separate senses. Of these, 1021 terms are proper nouns. Thus 23.7% of the lexis covered consists of encyclopaedic material.

The neighborhood

Derived

encyclopedically, encyclopedic dictionary, encyclopedic fiction, nonencyclopedic, unencyclopedic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for encyclopedic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA