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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 • May 8, 2017
The best are The World Book En cyclopedia, which has dominated the grade-school market in recent years, Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I can put anything to music, including the en cyclopedia," he once remarked, with an engaging lack of diffidence.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the latter purpose a good cyclopedia of quotations, like the Hoyt, will be found very helpful.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
SEE FUNK, WILFRED J. Take a letter please, a cyclopedia of business and social correspondence.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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