micropaedia
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈpiːdɪə/noun
A section of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica (published in 1974) in which information is presented in a condensed form.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From micro- + ancient Greek παιδεία education, learning, after encyclopaedia.
- pre-orgasmic
- pre-out
- pre-ovulation
- preovulatory
- pre-owned
- preoxygenation
- prep
- prep.
- pre-pack
- pre-package
- pre-packer
- prepaid
- pre-Palaeolithic
- prepalatal
- prepalatine
- pre-Paleolithic
- preparable
- preparate
- preparation
- preparation day
- preparationism
- preparationist
- preparation sermon
- preparative
- preparatively