encyclopedia
Meaning of encyclopedia
noun
a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
mid 16th century: modern Latin, from pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia for enkuklios paideia ‘all-round education’.
Information about encyclopedia
- It is a name.
- The plural form of encyclopedia is: encyclopedias.
- Languages in which encyclopedia is used:
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Hyphenation of encyclopedia
en-cy-clo-pe-dia
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- encyclopedia is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
encyclopedia synonyms
Meaning cyclopedia:
cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
Translation of encyclopedia
- German: Enzyklopädie, Lexikon
- Spanish: enciclopedia
- French: encyclopédie
- Italian: enciclopedia
- Portuguese: enciclopédia
Words that rhyme with encyclopedia
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