Words Like ENCYCLOPEDIA
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to ENCYCLOPEDIA.
    
    
    
        
            4 Alternative Words Similar to encyclopedia
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        8 definitions of encyclopedia
           
        
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        The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
    
    
    
 
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        a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
    
    
    
 
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        A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a particular field, usually arranged alphabetically.
    
    
    
 
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        The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction in several or all departments of knowledge.
    
    
    
 
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        Specifically A work in which the various topics included under several or all branches of knowledge are treated separately, and usually in alphabetical order.
    
    
    
 
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        In a narrower sense, a cyclopedia. See cyclopedia
    
    
    
 
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        Abbreviated enc., ency., encyc.
    
    
    
 
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        A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.