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Meaning

Noun

●

In Reference works:

A

(often

several

) with

(usually

in

alphabetical order

, or sometimes

by

) on a range of

, sometimes general, sometimes

to a particular field.

●

The

of

and

; a

of knowledge, or of a

of knowledge.

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English

encyclopaedia

Latin

ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

ἐγκύκλιος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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