walking dictionary

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Noun

walking dictionary (plural walking dictionaries)

1. (informal) A person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms.

   Synonym: walking encyclopedia

Translations

person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms

• Belarusian: хадзячая энцыклапедыя f (xadzjačaja encyklapjedyja)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 活字典 (huózìdiǎn)

• Finnish: kävelevä sanakirja
• French: encyclopédie vivante f
• Greek: κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια f (kinití egkyklopaídeia)
• Italian: enciclopedia ambulante f, enciclopedia umana f
• Japanese: 生き字引 (いき じびき, iki jibiki)
• Polish: chodząca encyklopedia (pl) f
• Portuguese: enciclopédia ambulante f
• Romanian: enciclopedie ambulantă (ro) f
• Russian: ходячая энциклопедия (ru) f (xodjačaja enciklopedija)
• Spanish: enciclopedia andante f
• Turkish: ayaklı ansiklopedi, ayaklı kütüphane (tr)