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encyclopedia

en·cyc·lo·pedia

UK/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdi.ə/ US/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidi.ə/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

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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  • encyclopedic dictionary
  • encyclopedic fiction
  • walking encyclopedia

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