Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encyclopædical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-cy-clopædi-cal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated spelling of encyclopaedical.

Example Sentences

"How to combine the ready availableness of a dictionary with an encyclopædical completeness is the problem to be considered by the undertaker of a work like this."

Etymology

From encyclopædic + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: encyclopædic

Inflected Forms

more encyclopædical (comparative) most encyclopædical (superlative)

Questions

What does encyclopædical mean?: Dated spelling of encyclopaedical.
Where does encyclopædical come from?: From encyclopædic + -al.

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