cyclopedia

Sometimes cy·clo·pae·di·a

[sahy-kluh-pee-dee-uh]

noun

1. an encyclopedia.

cyclopedia

/ ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə /

noun

1. a less common word for encyclopedia

Other Word Forms

• cyclopedist noun
• cyclopaedist noun
• cyclopedic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclopedia¹

First recorded in 1630–40; by shortening

Example Sentences

He is concerned, he says, to complete “a cyclopedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great metropolis”.

From The Guardian

Special prices for dictionaries, cyclopedias and other sizes not in above schedules.

From Project Gutenberg

The unscientific reader can go to the botanical manual or cyclopedia and under this name find the species described.

From Project Gutenberg

The aim often seems to be—especially in such a subject as geography—to make the pupil what has been called a "cyclopedia of useless information."

From Project Gutenberg

And yet it is natural and quite proper to look with somewhat enhanced interest upon the experiences or the testimonies of those whose names are in the cyclopedias and biographical dictionaries.

From Project Gutenberg

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