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How can you use “encyclopedic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
His "encyclopedic" press conference (Mark Shields, NewsHour With Jim Lehrer ) was Issue 1, his midweek cancellation of the deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Bosnia was Issue 2, and his disarming chat at the White House with conservative critics of affirmative action ranked as Issue 3.
But encyclopedic dictionaries (though not, perhaps, ESL ones) are supposed to include important names from all over the world.
3) Why is the dispute between the Greek government and the British Museum over the Elgin Marbles raised in a dictionary (regardless of how encyclopedic it is)?
However, let it become cluttered with etymologies, essays, and vocabulary that, I think, belong in more encyclopedic tomes and published at less frequent intervals, and the result is a cumbersome volume that I, for one, would not be inclined to use as the handy reference a college dictionary implies.
One might think, given the emphasis on encyclopedic information, that etymologies of place names would be included, but they are not.
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