encyclopedia
noun
en·cy·clo·pe·dia
in-ˌsī-klə-ˈpē-dē-ə 
: a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject
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The expansive lot includes a portable Magna Carta, an early scientific encyclopedia, a surgical codex, and one of the oldest surviving Sephardic Torah scrolls.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Within the theater world, Libin was a beloved and admired raconteur, a kind of living encyclopedia of show biz lore.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 June 2025
The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
In April, the foundation that runs Wikipedia disclosed that AI bots scraping their site were making the encyclopedia too costly to sustainably run.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025
Within the theater world, Libin was a beloved and admired raconteur, a kind of living encyclopedia of show biz lore.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 June 2025
The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
In April, the foundation that runs Wikipedia disclosed that AI bots scraping their site were making the encyclopedia too costly to sustainably run.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for encyclopedia
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encyclopedia. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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