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noun

Cyclopaedia, Cyclopedia n.

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; an encyclopedia. See Encyclopedia.

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Etymology of 'Cyclopaedia'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cyclopaedia" Quotes from Famous Books

... them could read and write with ease. I examined the books they possessed, and found a small work on medicine, a small cyclopaedia, and a Portuguese dictionary, in which the definition of a "priest" seemed strange to a Protestant, namely, "one who takes care of the conscience." They had also a few tracts containing the Lives of the Saints, and Cypriano had three small ...

— Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - Journeys and Researches in South Africa • David Livingstone

... have landed. The legend was current in the time of Columbus and long after, and many connected St. Brandan's island with the newly discovered America. He is commemorated on May 16."—The Century Cyclopedia of Names. ...

— Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems • Matthew Arnold

Words linked to "Cyclopaedia" : reference work, reference book, book of knowledge, cyclopedia, reference, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia