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encyclopædial

encyclopædial adjective: dated spelling of encyclopaedial.

Adjective

encyclopædial

  1. Dated spelling of encyclopaedial.
    • One day Faraday was discovered by one of his master’s clients poring over an encyclopædial article on electricity, and attempting some rude experiments with a few old bottles.1879, author uncertain, The Old Cross, page 360

Origin of encyclopædial

From encyclopædia + -al.

Questions about encyclopædial

What does encyclopædial mean?
Encyclopædial means dated spelling of encyclopaedial.
What part of speech is encyclopædial?
Encyclopædial is an adjective.

Words near encyclopædial in the dictionary

  1. encyclopedy
  2. encyclopædia
  3. Encyclopædia Galactica
  4. encyclopædiac
  5. encyclopædiacal
  6. encyclopædial
  7. encyclopædian
  8. encyclopædians
  9. encyclopædias
  10. encyclopædic
  11. encyclopædical

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