encyclopedia
noun
en·cy·clo·pe·dia in-ˌsī-klə-ˈpē-dē-ə 
: a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject
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Recent Examples on the Web The footnotes Newson uses are a highly-curated encyclopedia that runs alongside the book. 
Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 According to one encyclopedia entry, aggregate planning is the process by which an organization develops, analyses and maintains a preliminary and estimated schedule for all of its operations. Tunde Ajala, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The courthouse is one of 70 structures constituting the Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District, which was added to the National Register on May 6, 1999, according to the encyclopedia entry. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 More than that, by actually living on the trail, Jack became, arguably, something unique: a hobo ambassador who was the AT’s living, breathing, ambulating encyclopedia. Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019 The Standford encyclopedia of philosophy did a systematic review of the hope across past and contemporary philosophers and found some common threads. London School Of Economics, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Rabbi Kahn was such a meticulous and thorough scholar that even after nine volumes the encyclopedia had not moved beyond the first letter, aleph. New York Times, 26 July 2021 In 2002, Hawkins was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was not expected to survive, according to the encyclopedia. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022 The online encyclopedia has refused to delete information on the war, including information from the Ukrainian government on civilian and troop death tolls, causing the Russian government to threaten fines against Wikipedia. Derek Saul, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More
Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 According to one encyclopedia entry, aggregate planning is the process by which an organization develops, analyses and maintains a preliminary and estimated schedule for all of its operations. Tunde Ajala, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The courthouse is one of 70 structures constituting the Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District, which was added to the National Register on May 6, 1999, according to the encyclopedia entry. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022 More than that, by actually living on the trail, Jack became, arguably, something unique: a hobo ambassador who was the AT’s living, breathing, ambulating encyclopedia. Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019 The Standford encyclopedia of philosophy did a systematic review of the hope across past and contemporary philosophers and found some common threads. London School Of Economics, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Rabbi Kahn was such a meticulous and thorough scholar that even after nine volumes the encyclopedia had not moved beyond the first letter, aleph. New York Times, 26 July 2021 In 2002, Hawkins was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was not expected to survive, according to the encyclopedia. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022 The online encyclopedia has refused to delete information on the war, including information from the Ukrainian government on civilian and troop death tolls, causing the Russian government to threaten fines against Wikipedia. Derek Saul, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais child — more at few
First Known Use
1644, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
encyclopedia
noun
en·cy·clo·pe·dia in-ˌsī-klə-ˈpē-dē-ə
: a book or a set of books containing information on all branches of learning in articles arranged alphabetically by subject
encyclopedia
noun
as in dictionary
a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature Synonyms & Similar Words
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