Cyclopedia

n.

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The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.

Noun

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cyclopedia - 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 Synonyms: cyclopaedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia

book of facts, book of knowledge, cyclopaedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, reference, reference book, reference work