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noun
1.
a book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject.
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(initial capital letter
) the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.
) the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.Also, en·cy·clo·pae·di·a.
Origin:
1525–35; < Neo-Latin encyclopaedia < Greek enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education. See encyclical, pedi-2
1525–35; < Neo-Latin encyclopaedia < Greek enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education. See encyclical, pedi-2
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Encyclopedia
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example Sentences
- They've just finished printing an encyclopedia unlike any encyclopedia ever printed before.
- To be really first-class, an encyclopedia must be authoritative and thorough.
- As he remembers it, this particular encyclopedia covered so many subjects that the index alone filled two thick volumes.
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1530s, "course of construction," thought to be a false reading by L. authors of Gk. enkyklios paideia taken as "general education," but lit. "training in a circle," the essentials of a liberal education, from enkyklios "circular," also "general" (from en- "in" + kyklos "circle") + paideia "education,
EXPANDchild-rearing," from pais (gen. paidos) "child" (see pedo-). Modern sense of "reference work arranged alphabetically" is from 1640s, often applied specifically to the French "Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des Sciences, des Arts, et des Métiers" (1751-65).
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