HyperDic: encyclopedia

English > 1 sense of the word encyclopedia:
NOUNcommunicationencyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaediaa 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 specialty
encyclopedia > pronunciation
Soundsihnsay.klahpiy'diyah; ihnsay.klowpiy'diyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > encyclopedia: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA 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 specialty.
Synonymscyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
Narrowerbook of knowledgeAn elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
Broaderreference book, reference, reference work, book of factsA book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Spanishenciclopedia
Catalanenciclopèdia

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