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Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- cyclopaedist noun
- cyclopedic adjective
- cyclopedist noun
Etymology
Origin of cyclopedia
First recorded in 1630–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
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He is concerned, he says, to complete “a cyclopedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great metropolis”.
From The Guardian
While they are not a part of library binding, it may not be amiss to include specifications for commercial binding of heavy reference books, such as dictionaries, cyclopedias, etc.
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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