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1. (n.) encyclopedia
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.
Etymology: (1525–35; < NL < Gk enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education)
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1. (noun) encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
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
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1. (noun) encyclopedia
alt. of Encyclopaedia
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