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English
Alternative spellings
- encyclopædia
- (chiefly British) encyclopaedia
Etymology
From Latin encyclopædia < Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (“‘the circle of arts and sciences", "curriculum’”) < ἐγκύκλιος (enkyklios), “‘circular, rounded, round’”) < κύκλος (kyklos), “‘circle’”) + παιδεία (paideia), “‘the rearing of a child", "education’”), from παιδίον (paidion), “‘child’”)
Pronunciation
Noun
The National Scientific Publishers encyclopedia (Polish)|
Singular encyclopedia |
Plural encyclopedias |
encyclopedia (plural encyclopedias)
- A comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of topics.
- I only use the library for the encyclopedia, we've got most other books here.
Usage notes
The spelling encyclopedia is standard in American English, preferred in Canadian English, accepted in Australian and International English, and is also very common in British English. It is more common than encyclopeaedia, for example, in UK newspapers on Google News in 2009 by a 7:3 margin.
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