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enculturation
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encumbrance
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encyclical
encyclopaedia
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encyclopedism
en·cy·clo·pe·dism [ in sklə p dìzzəm, en sklə p dìzzəm ] or en·cy·clo·pae·dism [ in sklə p dìzzəm, en sklə p dìzzəm ]


noun 
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extensive knowledge: comprehensive learning or knowledge
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