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Noun: encyclopaedism  en,sI-klu'pee-di-zum
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: encyclopedism)
  1. Profound scholarly knowledge
    "His encyclopaedism on ancient civilizations impressed his colleagues";
    - eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism

Derived forms: encyclopaedisms

Type of: education

Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedism