American English pronunciation
How to pronounce encyclopaedia
IPA transcription: [ɪn,saɪklə'pidiə]
Pronunciation variants: [ɪn,saɪklə'pidiə][ɪn,saɪkloʊ'pidiə]
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Noun
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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
Usage examples
- Jatayu walks two miles daily to keep fit, refers to encyclopaedia for writing novels.
- Even during his lifetime, Littmann was listed in the Encyclopaedia Judaica.
- Leibowitz served as the editor of the "Encyclopaedia Hebraica" in its early stages.