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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cy•clo•pe•di•a or en•cy•clo•pae•di•a/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -dias. - Literaturea book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or all aspects of one subject.
en•cy•clo•pe•dic, adj. See -cycle-, -ped-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cy•clo•pe•di•a (en sī′klə pē′dē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturea book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject.
- Literature(cap.) the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.
Also, en•cy′clo•pae′di•a. - Greek enkyklopaidía, a misreading of enkýklios paideía circular (i.e., well-rounded) education. See encyclical, pedi-2
- Neo-Latin encyclopaedia
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: encyclopedia, encyclopaedia /ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə/ n - a book, often in many volumes, containing articles on various topics, often arranged in alphabetical order, dealing either with the whole range of human knowledge or with one particular subject: a medical encyclopedia
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin encyclopaedia, erroneously for Greek enkuklios paideia general education, from enkuklios general (see encyclical), + paideia education, from pais child |