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encyclopedic

[en-sahy-kluh-pee-dik] / ɛnˌsaɪ kləˈpi dɪk /


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He is a solid writer with an encyclopedic grasp of his subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Now he deploys his fluency in car-dealer speak and his encyclopedic knowledge of dealer inventory to try to talk down the sticker prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Expansion, he said, is important for an encyclopedic museum, responsible for chronicling art history across many genres, geographies and media.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

That encyclopedic coincidence was the beginning of a great friendship.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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