Definitions for Encyclopediaɛnˌsaɪ kləˈpi di ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
en•cy•clo•pe•di•aɛnˌsaɪ kləˈpi di ə(n.)
or en•cy•clo•pae•di•a
a book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usu. in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or all aspects of one subject.
Category: Literature
Origin of encyclopedia:
1525–35; < NL < Gk enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education
Princeton's WordNet
encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia(noun)
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
Wiktionary
encyclopedia(Noun)
A comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of subjects.
I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as weu2019ve got most other books here.
Origin: From encyclopaedia, from ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία, from ἐγκύκλιος, from κύκλος + παιδεία, from παιδίον.
Webster Dictionary
Encyclopedia(noun)
alt. of Encyclopaedia
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