encyclopedic knowledge

collocation in English

meaningsofencyclopedicandknowledge

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encyclopedic
adjective
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/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪk/us
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪk/
containing a lot ...
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knowledge
noun
uk
/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofencyclopedicandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofencyclopedic knowledge

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For instance, how exactly doesencyclopedicknowledge, a body of stereotypically-based knowledge, serve as a source for lexically represented knowledge?
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It is an understanding that is not captured by a model ofencyclopedicknowledgethat likens retrieval to looking up meaning in a dictionary.
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There are also three knowledge stores: the lexicon, the syllabary (containing phonological information), and the store containing discourse models and situational andencyclopedicknowledge.
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Citizens need not haveencyclopedicknowledgeof the political environment to participate in effective democracy.
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Encyclopedicknowledgeis the heart of semantics; characterizing it as a single node, and then largely ignoring it, simply will not do.
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Context classifies anaphora according to whether the source isencyclopedicknowledge, linguistic context or physical context.
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Ray was remarkable both as a scientist and as a man: he combined his imagination andencyclopedicknowledge of the literature with precision, patience, and persistence.
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Hisencyclopedicknowledge, the critical and rigorous method he applied to his research, were clearly an innovation in his time.
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He is also known for hisencyclopedicknowledgein the fields of sports history and statistics, capable to analyze all the sport events.
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These responsa are distinguished by hisencyclopedicknowledgeand methodical analysis of sources.
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Buck is known for hisencyclopedicknowledgeof music, as well as his extensive personal record collection.
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He also hadencyclopedicknowledgeof oceanography and oceanology, in addition to his more familiar water-breathing power and aquatic telepathy.
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More unusual is hisencyclopedicknowledgeof trivia (attributed to his grandparents having been librarians) and a range of uncanny abilities.
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Peyton speaks in slang and has anencyclopedicknowledgeof the game.
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He was known for having anencyclopedicknowledgeof ecumenism and was invited as keynote speaker for dialogues and conferences around the world.
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When a person is described as having "encyclopedicknowledge", he or she exhibits a vast scope of knowledge.
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He had anencyclopedicknowledgeof insects and was inordinately fond of beetles.
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He has anencyclopedicknowledgeof all things to do with mythology and movies, often giving movie references to everything.
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