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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cyclopaedia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia |
| Type of | book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work |
| Has types | book of knowledge |
Examples of cyclopaedia
cyclopaedia
Cleave's biographical cyclopaedia of homoeopathic physicians and surgeons.
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In addition, cyclopedia and cyclopaedia are now rarely-used shortened forms of the word originating in the 17th century.
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A cyclopaedia of six thousand practical receipts.
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Cyclopaedia of political science, political economy, and of the political history of the United States, Volume 1. Rand, McNally.
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Cyclopaedia contains an enormous amount of information about the science and technology of the first half of the Industrial Revolution, very well illustrated by fine engravings.
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- Encyclopedia: 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
- Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (two volumes in folio) was an encyclopedia published by Ephraim Chambers in London in 1728, and reprinted in numerous editions in the eighteenth century. ...
