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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cyclopedia \Cy`clo*pe"di*a\ Cyclopaedia \Cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\(s?`kl?-p?"d?-?), n. [NL., from Gr ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr paidey`ein to bring up a child. See {Cycle}, and cf {Encyclopedia}, {Pedagogue}.] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence a work containing, in alphabetical order information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See {Encyclopedia}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cyclopedia n : 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 [syn: {encyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}, {cyclopaedia}]
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