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noun
The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An encyclopedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
Narrower terms: book of knowledge
History
From Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “child-rearing, education”). See cycle, and compare encyclopedia.
