cyclopedia
noun
an encyclopedia.
cyclopaedia
-
a variation of
cyclopedia.
Example Sentences
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“Working too hard. You’d think he was writing a whole cyclopaedia instead of just one book.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Next to this very convenient subdivision of topics, the most striking merit of the new cyclopaedia is, perhaps, comprehensiveness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various
We may all agree in lamenting that there are so many houses—even some of considerable social pretension—where you will not find a good atlas, a good dictionary, or a good cyclopaedia of reference.
From Studies in Literature by John Morley
Practically, none of the cyclopaedia previously accessible in our language has now much value.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various
One of the chief duties of a cyclopaedia is to save trouble,—to put one on the high-road to knowledge, without unnecessary delay in finding the guide-boards.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various
