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English Dictionary: cyclopedia by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cyclopedia
n
  1. 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]:
   Cyclopedia \Cy`clo*pe"di*a\ Cyclop91dia
   \Cy`clo*p[91]"di*a\(s?`kl?-p?"d?-?), n. [NL., from Gr. ky`klos
      circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education,
      erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See {Cycle},
      and cf. {Encyclopedia}, {Pedagogue}.]
      The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally,
      of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of
      human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical
      order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a
      particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the
      physical sciences, or of mechanics. See {Encyclopedia}.
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