Definitions
A reference work containing articles on many subjects.
Word origin
Borrowed from New Latin encyclopēdīa, encyclopaedīa (“general education”), a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing; education”) (q.v.). Nearly all modern English usage of the word was influenced by the scope and format of the French Encyclopédie by Diderot et al. (see quotation).
Used in a sentence
“I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.”
“My old encyclopedia has been gathering dust on the shelf for the past decade.”
“It would be easier to compile an encyclopedia for you than to write these longhand letters whose ink blackens the night.”
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