cyclopedia

cyclopedia
cyclopedist, cyclopaedist, n.
/suy'kleuh pee"dee euh/, n.
an encyclopedia.
[1630-40; by aphesis]

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  • cyclopedia — also cyclopaedia noun Date: 1728 encyclopedia • cyclopedic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cyclopedia — Synonyms and related words: atlas, bibliography, body of knowledge, body of learning, calendar, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, city directory, classified catalog, concordance, diatesseron, dictionary catalog, directory, encyclopedia,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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