encyclopedia

ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə

encyclopediæ

encyclopedia: comprehensive reference work with articles on many subjects

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Definition of encyclopedia - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

comprehensive reference work with articles on many subjects

The encyclopedia contains detailed articles on world history.

almanac

compendium

cyclopedia

specialized source

TECH.

comprehensive source of information in a particular field

TECH.

The medical encyclopedia covers various health topics extensively..

almanac

compendium

reference

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comprehensive reference work with articles on many subjects

Expressions with encyclopedia

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walking encyclopedia

person with extensive knowledge and can recall facts easily

He is a walking encyclopedia in our office.

Origin of encyclopedia

Greek, enkyklios (circular) + paideia (education)

Terms with encyclopedia included in their meaning

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encyclopedic

adj.

pertaining to encyclopedia

relating to an encyclopedia

book of knowledge

education

elementary encyclopedia with general knowledge

encyc.

abbr.

abr: encyclopedia

book or website with facts on many topics

encyclopaedic

adj.

knowledge

comprehensive in scope or content like an encyclopedia

encyclopaedist

writing

writer or compiler of an encyclopedia

encyclopedist

encyclopedia work

person compiling or contributing to an encyclopedia

abbr.

abr: Wikipedia

online encyclopedia with user-edited articles

Wikipedia

online encyclopedia

free online encyclopedia with user-edited content

Examples of encyclopedia in a sentence

The school library has a new encyclopedia set.
The encyclopedia of marine life is fascinating.
He consulted an encyclopedia to learn about ancient civilizations.

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French:encyclopédie, ...
German:Enzyklopädie, ...
Italian:enciclopedia, opera enciclopedica, ...
Spanish:enciclopedia, compendio, ...
Portuguese:enciclopédia, ...
Chinese:百科全书, 专业百科, ...
Japanese:百科事典, ...
Arabic:مَوْسُوعَة, مَرجِع, ...
Hebrew:אֵנצִיקְלוֹפֶּדְיָה, אֶנְצִיקְלוֹפֶּדְיָה, ...
Russian:энциклопедия, справочник, ...
Ukrainian:енциклопедія, довідник, ...
Hindi:विश्वकोश, ज्ञानसंग्रह, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বকোষ, বিশেষায়িত তথ্যভান্ডার, ...
Catalan:enciclopèdia, compendi, ...
Czech:encyklopedie, kompendium, ...
Danish:encyklopædi, ...
Dutch:encyclopedie, ...
Greek:εγκυκλοπαίδεια, ...
Hungarian:enciklopédia, ...
Khmer:សព្វវចនាធិប្បាយ, ...
Korean:백과사전, 전문 사전, ...
Persian:دانشنامه, ...
Polish:encyklopedia, ...
Portuguese (BR):enciclopédia, ...
Romanian:enciclopedie, dicționar enciclopedic, ...
Swedish:uppslagsverk, ...
Thai:สารานุกรม, หนังสือสารานุกรม, ...
Turkish:ansiklopedi, ...
Vietnamese:bách khoa toàn thư, sách bách khoa, ...

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