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Encyclopedia logo #10101) Book of facts 2) Cyclopaedia 3) Cyclopedia 4) Encyclopaedia 5) Reference 6) Reference book 7) Reference work
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Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia logo #10101) Cyclopaedia 2) Cyclopedia 3) Encyclopaedia 4) To me
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Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia logo #21000 An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia (also spelled encyclopædia, see spelling differences) is a type of reference work or compendium holding a comprehensive summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries, which are usually accessed alphabetically by ...
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Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia logo #21843A written reference work, composed of informative articles arranged alphabetically. These can either focus on a particular subject or, in the case of the Encyclop
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Encyclopedia logo #21002• (n.) Alt. of Encyclopaedia
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encyclopedia

encyclopedia logo #20400[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
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encyclopedia

encyclopedia logo #21009encyclopedia, encyclopaedia 1. The circle of learning; a general course of instruction. 2. A literary work containing extensive information on all branches of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order. 3. An elaborate and exhaustive repertory of information on all the branches of some particular art or department of knowledge; especially, o...
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encyclopedia

encyclopedia logo #20974cyclopedia 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
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encyclopedia

encyclopedia logo #21221Work of reference covering either all fields of knowledge or one specific subject. Although most encyclopedias are alphabetical, with cross-references, some are organized thematically with indexes, to keep related subjects together. The earliest extant encyclopedia is the Historia Naturalis/Natural History AD 23–79 o...
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encyclopedia

encyclopedia logo #21199a book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject. · (cap.) the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.
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