Encyclopaedia Definition & Meaning
encyclopaedia
- noun
- 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 specialty
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"merritt's ready reference encyclopaedia"
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"online encyclopaedia"
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