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encyclopedialike

encyclopedialike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.

Adjective

encyclopedialike (comparative more encyclopedialike, superlative most encyclopedialike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
    • The text, a series of encyclopedialike Star Wars trivia blurbs, is generally as dull and dry as the Tatooine desert.2007 November 11, David Pogue, “A Galaxy in Your Face”, in New York Times

Forms of encyclopedialike

comparativemore encyclopedialike
superlativemost encyclopedialike

Origin of encyclopedialike

From encyclopedia + -like.

Questions about encyclopedialike

What does encyclopedialike mean?
Encyclopedialike means resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
What part of speech is encyclopedialike?
Encyclopedialike is an adjective.

Words near encyclopedialike in the dictionary

  1. Encyclopedia Galactica
  2. encyclopediac
  3. encyclopediacal
  4. encyclopediae
  5. encyclopedial
  6. encyclopedialike
  7. encyclopedian
  8. encyclopedians
  9. encyclopedias
  10. encyclopediast
  11. encyclopediasts

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