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Definition: encyclopaedia
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Definition: encyclopaedia
encyclopaedia
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 [syn:
encyclopedia,
cyclopedia,
cyclopaedia]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Encyclopaedia
Encyclopedia
\En*cy`clo*pe"di*a\, Encyclopaedia
\En*cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, for ? ?, instruction
in the circle of arts and sciences: cf. F. encyclop['e]die.
See
Cyclopedia, and
Encyclical.] [Formerly written
encyclop[ae]dy and
encyclopedy.]
The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of
knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which
the various branches of science or art are discussed
separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
[1913 Webster]