单词 | micropaedia |
释义 | micropaedian. A section of the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica (published in 1974) in which information is presented in a condensed form. Cf. macropaedia n., propaedia n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [noun] > encyclopaedia > parts of, spec. macropaedia1974 micropaedia1974 propaedia1974 1974 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 3/5 Consisting of 30 volumes, it will consist of what are described as a propaedia, a micropaedia and a macropaedia. 1981 Science 10 July 156 The general reader could consult the Encyclopaedia Britannica (Micropaedia, under Khoisan languages). 1991 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 51 384 Encyclopaedia Britannica (1975), Micropaedia, 6:842 under ‘meter’ provides a convenient reference for prosodic typology. Derivatives microˈpaedic adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [adjective] > parts of spec. macropaedic1974 micropaedic1974 1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Oct. 1120/4 About 180 writers are given biographies proper, the rest have to make do with a Micropaedic note. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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