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Значение идиомы walking encyclopedia
[walking encyclopedia] {n. phr.} A polymath; a person very wellversed in a number of different disciplines.
My uncle is averitable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of WorldWar II.
Contrast: WALKING DICTIONARY.
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