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variants also cyclopaedia
Definition of cyclopedianext

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Noun
  • The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • That was my pre-internet encyclopedia, going through microfilms and doing research.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • The dictionary's selection came, in part, from fans' reactions to Swift and Kelce's engagement.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The novel follows Harriet Bancroft, a bookish wallflower compiling a dictionary of slang.
    Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Shakira stuck around in her World Cup catalog for one more song.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • Other Décor Mistakes While designers agree that a catalog-style room is one of the biggest decorating pitfalls, there are a few other details that can have a similar effect.
    Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The decision to leave the EU and rewrite several tomes’ worth of trade and industrial policy has taken a comprehensive toll on the British economy, according to a working paper published last week by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • At the Obama public library, I was greeted by gleaming wood shelves and stacks of colorful tomes, and shimmering light streaming through its floor-to-ceiling windows.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Cyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclopedia. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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