Meaning & use
Encyclopaedic
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Covering a wide range of topics in great detail; comprehensive, like an encyclopedia. The British spelling of 'encyclopedic.'
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Her encyclopaedic knowledge of film history impressed everyone at the trivia night.
The museum's new guidebook offers an encyclopaedic overview of ancient pottery.
A note on using this word
British English keeps the 'ae' from the Greek/Latin spelling ('encyclopaedia'), while American English simplifies it to 'e' ('encyclopedia'), and the adjective follows the same pattern.
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