encyclopedian
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
encyclopedia + -an
Adjective edit
encyclopedian (not comparable)
- Encyclopedic; embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects.
Synonyms edit
- encyclopediac
- encyclopediacal (archaic)
- encyclopedial (rare)
- encyclopedic
- encyclopedical
Noun edit
encyclopedian (plural encyclopedians)
- A person who has an encyclopedic knowledge.
- 2012, Rob Benvie, Maintenance[1]:
- This is how Alzheimer's transforms encyclopedians into vegetables, how Parkinson's immobilizes triatheletes.