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English Dictionary: Encyclopedia	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encyclopedia n a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty Synonym(s): encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encyclopedia \Ency`clope"dia\, Encyclop91dia \Ency`clop[91]"dia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], for [?] [?], instruction in the circle of arts and sciences: cf. F. encyclop[82]die. See {Cyclopedia}, and {Encyclical}.] [Formerly written {encyclop[91]dy} and {encyclopedy}.] The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.