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Definition of encyclopedia in English: encyclopedia(also encyclopaedia) nounɪnˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈpiːdɪəɛnˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈpiːdɪə A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. Example sentencesExamples - Besides the standard dictionaries, encyclopedias and almanacs, I have shelf upon shelf of volumes that perhaps even a professional librarian wouldn't recognise as reference books.
- The wooden headboard held many books including, the Bible, a dictionary, encyclopedias, books, songs, and poems she had written.
- I am looking at encyclopaedias and reference books to decide what I am best at.
- On the internet, there are vast chunks of information in online encyclopaedias and digital directories, all of which can be instantly updated.
- It stocks a vast selection of books and magazines going far beyond the expected reference books and encyclopaedias.
- She has long been considered the authority on Walker's life and has been a contributor to books, encyclopedias and articles about Walker.
- Some of my favorite books are old, gorgeously illustrated encyclopedias and atlases.
- Her citations, however, include only an encyclopedia and four books on Africa.
- The book resembles an encyclopedia, with 3,000 recipes from five other countries in addition to Italy.
- Well we learned how to use encyclopedias and almanacs and handbooks.
- ‘Most textbooks belong in the reference category along with encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses’.
- There were lots of bookshelves filled with books, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library.
- There were also some dictionaries, encyclopedias and travel books, so I could say that their library was complete.
- This book is an encyclopedia of common sewing techniques from Appliqué to Zippers.
- Students can also access electronic multimedia encyclopedias, library references, and online publications.
- In addition to leveling churches, houses, and graveyards, ethnic cleansers burn books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries.
- The bulk of the book is an encyclopedia covering 700 species of ferns found in cultivation.
- Exploring encyclopedias and resource books in both languages can enhance children's construction of new concepts.
- The major e-library sites will offer on-line reference tools like encyclopedias and dictionaries along with thousands of books and journal articles.
Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia for enkuklios paideia 'all-round education'. An encyclopedia is literally a ‘circle of learning’. In ancient Greece a child was expected to receive a good all-round education, an enkuklios paideia in Greek. The word came to be spelled enkuklopaideia and made its way into English in the 1530s. Its first English meaning was ‘general course of instruction’, the meaning ‘large work of reference’ not appearing until 1644. The Latin-style spelling encyclopaedia is still sometimes used, partly because some encyclopedias, notably the Encyclopaedia Britannica (first published in 1768), use it in their title.
Rhymes acedia, media, multimedia Definition of encyclopedia in US English: encyclopedia(British encyclopaedia) noun A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. Example sentencesExamples - On the internet, there are vast chunks of information in online encyclopaedias and digital directories, all of which can be instantly updated.
- Exploring encyclopedias and resource books in both languages can enhance children's construction of new concepts.
- The major e-library sites will offer on-line reference tools like encyclopedias and dictionaries along with thousands of books and journal articles.
- Her citations, however, include only an encyclopedia and four books on Africa.
- Students can also access electronic multimedia encyclopedias, library references, and online publications.
- I am looking at encyclopaedias and reference books to decide what I am best at.
- It stocks a vast selection of books and magazines going far beyond the expected reference books and encyclopaedias.
- Well we learned how to use encyclopedias and almanacs and handbooks.
- There were also some dictionaries, encyclopedias and travel books, so I could say that their library was complete.
- Some of my favorite books are old, gorgeously illustrated encyclopedias and atlases.
- If you are unable to find a biography, check an encyclopedia or reference book at your library.
- The wooden headboard held many books including, the Bible, a dictionary, encyclopedias, books, songs, and poems she had written.
- The book resembles an encyclopedia, with 3,000 recipes from five other countries in addition to Italy.
- The bulk of the book is an encyclopedia covering 700 species of ferns found in cultivation.
- She has long been considered the authority on Walker's life and has been a contributor to books, encyclopedias and articles about Walker.
- There were lots of bookshelves filled with books, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- In addition to leveling churches, houses, and graveyards, ethnic cleansers burn books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries.
- ‘Most textbooks belong in the reference category along with encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses’.
- Besides the standard dictionaries, encyclopedias and almanacs, I have shelf upon shelf of volumes that perhaps even a professional librarian wouldn't recognise as reference books.
- This book is an encyclopedia of common sewing techniques from Appliqué to Zippers.
Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, from pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia for enkuklios paideia ‘all-round education’. |