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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Encyclopedia \En*cy'clo*pe"di*a\, Encyclopaedia \En*cy'clo*p[ae]"di*a\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
encyclopedia
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 [syn: {cyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}, {cyclopaedia}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "encyclopedia": atlas, bibliography, body of knowledge, body of learning, calendar, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, city directory, classified catalog, concordance, cyclopedia, diatesseron, dictionary catalog, directory, gazetteer, harmony, index, literature, lore, materials, phone book, polyglot, publications, record book, reference book, source book, store of knowledge, studbook, system of knowledge, telephone book, telephone directory, treasury of information, work of reference
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