Word Meanings - SWANMARK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A mark of ownership cut on the bill or swan. Encyc. Brit.

ENCYCLOPEDIAN
Embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects.
ENCYCLOPEDIST
The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences. The Encyclopedists, the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors
ENCYCLOPEDIC; ENCYCLOPEDICAL
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; embracing a wide range of subjects.
ENCYCLOPEDISM
The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning.
ENCYCLOPEDIA; ENCYCLOPAEDIA
The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
OWNERSHIP
The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
ENCYCLOPEDIACAL
Encyclopedic.
ENCYCLIC; ENCYCLICAL
Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.