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encyclopedia
noun
a
book
or
set
of
books
giving
information
on
many
subjects
or
a
particular
subject
,
arranged
for
easy
reference
.
•
The
students
used
an
encyclopedia
to
research
their
science
project
.
The
students
used
an
encyclopedia
to
research
their
science
project
.
•
I
found
the
answer
in
the
old
family
encyclopedia
.
I
found
the
answer
in
the
old
family
encyclopedia
.
From
New
Latin
encyclopaedia
,
from
Ancient
Greek
ἐγκύκλιος
παιδεία
(
enkúklos
paideía
, “
complete
education
”),
ἐγκύκλιος
(
enkúklos
, “
in
a
circle
,
general
”)
+
παιδεία
(
paideía
, “
education
”).
