encyclopaedia
pronunciation
How to pronounce encyclopaedia in British English:
UK [enˌsaɪkləʊ'pi:djə]
How to pronounce encyclopaedia in American English:
US [ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidɪə]
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- 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
Word Origin
- encyclopaedia (n.)
- see encyclopedia. The Latin spelling survives as a variant because many of the most prominent ones (such as Britannica) have Latin names.
Example
- 1. That is where the encyclopaedia comes in .
- 2. After 244 years , the encyclopaedia britannica is going out of print .
- 3. Wikipedia , the online encyclopaedia , will go down as an internet pioneer .
- 4. But now print encyclopedias account for less than 1 percent of encyclopaedia britannica 's revenues .
- 5. Wikipedia , the online encyclopaedia that can be edited by anybody , has launched a campaign to be listed as a world heritage site as part of its 10th birthday celebrations .