ENCYCLOP(A)EDIA
\ɛnsˈa͡ɪkləp ɐ ˈɛdiə], \ɛnsˈaɪkləp ɐ ˈɛdiə], \ɛ_n_s_ˈaɪ_k_l_ə_p__ ɐ__ ˈɛ_d_i__ə]\
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Book giving information on all branches of knowledge or of one subject, usu. arranged alphabetically; esp. the French e. of Diderot, D\'Alembert, and others; general course of instruction. Hence encyclopaedic (AL) aa., encyclopaedism (3), encyclopaedist (3), nn. [Late Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
