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Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Meaning & Definition
Encyclopedia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Encyclopedia?

[n] a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Encyclopedia: cyclopaedia | cyclopedia | encyclopaedia

Related Terms | Find terms related to Encyclopedia: atlas | bibliography | body of knowledge | body of learning | calendar | casebook | catalog | catalogue raisonne | city directory | classified catalog | concordance | cyclopedia | diatesseron | dictionary catalog | directory | gazetteer | harmony | index | literature | lore | materials | phone book | polyglot | publications | record book | reference book | source book | store of knowledge | studbook | system of knowledge | telephone book | telephone directory | treasury of information | work of reference

See Also | book of facts | book of knowledge | reference | reference book | reference work

Encyclopedia In Webster's Dictionary

\En*cy`clo*pe"di*a\, Encyclopaedia

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