"encyclopedialike" meaning in English

See encyclopedialike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more encyclopedialike [comparative], most encyclopedialike [superlative]
Etymology: From encyclopedia + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|encyclopedia|like}} encyclopedia + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} encyclopedialike (comparative more encyclopedialike, superlative most encyclopedialike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
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          "ref": "2007 November 11, David Pogue, “A Galaxy in Your Face”, in New York Times:",
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