Definition of ENCYCLOPAEDIA

encyclopaedia

Meanings

Plural: encyclopaediae, encyclopaedias

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
  • Alternative spelling of encyclopedia.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.

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