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Definition of Encyclopedia

1. 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.

Definition of Encyclopedia

1. n. 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.

Definition of Encyclopedia

1. Noun. A comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of subjects. ¹

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Definition of Encyclopedia

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Literary usage of Encyclopedia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bookman's Manual: A Guide to Literature by Bessie Graham (1921)
"The "Catholic Encyclopedia" is a monographic type of encyclopedia. ... As a beautiful piece of bookmaking, the "Catholic Encyclopedia" is unsurpassed among ..."

2. The Baptist Quarterly Review by J R Baumes, Robert Stuart MacArtur, Henry C Vedder (1886)
"Theological Encyclopedia and Methodology. On the basis of Hagen- bach. ... Theological Encyclopedia and Methodology. Based on Hagenbach and Krauth. ..."

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