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Encyclopedia
Ih-nsy-kluh-PEE-dee-uh
/ɪˌnsaɪklʌˈpiːdiːʌ/Listen
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encyclopedia
Dictionary meaning
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.
Synonyms: cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
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