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variants also cyclopaedia
Definition of cyclopedianext

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Noun
  • However, because of Coach K's bracket practice, that encyclopedia in Bilas' brain doesn't have many pages on 1986.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In the complaint, which Reuters reported on Monday, Britannica claimed that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its online articles and encyclopedia and dictionary entries to teach its GPT family of models.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The dictionary defines an excursion as a brief, pleasurable trip.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Writers are often cautioned not to hit readers over the head with the dictionary.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Scattered through the book is a catalog of trinkets collected by Helm, wending through eight storylines exploring the effect of matter around us, and our effect on matter.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The catalogue of eight plans is part of Boise’s housing agenda, which already allows ADUs — smaller, secondary homes attached or adjacent to a primary residence that are often called in-law or mother-in-law units — in nearly all zoning districts.
    Mark Dee March 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In honor of our Queen of the Damned, a bizarre bazaar dedicated to all things dark, creepy and vampiric materializes at festival headquarters on Sunday April 12th, the exact date marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of our sacred tome, Interview With The Vampire.
    William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This January, many such tomes on my shelves suddenly seemed to have offered all along nothing more than obfuscation, the opposite of illumination.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Cyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclopedia. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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