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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Encyclopedia \En*cy`clo*pe"di*a\, Encyclopaedia \En*cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, for ? ?, instruction in the circle of arts and sciences: cf F. encyclop['e]die. See {Cyclopedia}, and {Encyclical}.] [Formerly written {encyclop[ae]dy} and {encyclopedy}.] The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order a cyclopedia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: encyclopedia 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: {cyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}, {cyclopaedia}]
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