cyclopedia
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百科全书
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 : {
encyclopedia },
{
cyclopedia }, {
encyclopaedia }, {
cyclopaedia }]
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1 .
The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (
originally ,
of the seven so -
called liberal arts and sciences );
circle of human knowledge .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 ;
an encyclopedia .
See {
Encyclopedia }.
[
PJC ]
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cyclopedia ":
atlas ,
bibliography ,
body of knowledge ,
body of learning ,
calendar ,
casebook ,
catalog ,
catalogue raisonne ,
city directory ,
classified catalog ,
concordance ,
diatesseron ,
dictionary catalog ,
directory ,
encyclopedia ,
gazetteer ,
harmony ,
index ,
literature ,
lore ,
materials ,
phone book ,
polyglot ,
publications ,
record book ,
reference book ,
source book ,
store of knowledge ,
studbook ,
system of knowledge ,
telephone book ,
telephone directory ,
treasury of information ,
work of reference
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