cyclopaedia

cy·clo·pe·di·a

also cy·clo·pae·di·a C0835900 (sī′klə-pē′dē-ə)n. An encyclopedia.

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[Short for encyclopedia.]

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cy′clo·pe′dic (-dĭk) adj.cy′clo·pe′dist (-dĭst) n.

cyclopedia, cyclopaedia

encyclopedia. — cyclopedist, cyclopaedist, n. — cyclopedic, cyclopaedic, adj.See also: Books

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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 specialtycyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopediabook of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"book of knowledge - an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge

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