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variants also cyclopaedia
Definition of cyclopedianext

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Noun
  • These talk pages are now, according to the Verge, at least five times as large as the encyclopedia itself.
    Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Whether playing banjo, guitar or the percussion instrument known as bones, Flemons is a walking encyclopedia of pre-war African-American string-band styles, blues, country and Black cowboy folk songs whose performances are wonderfully down-to-earth.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
  • During middle age, researchers considered household resources like magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often the participants visited a museum or library.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Southern Living’s recipe catalog is proof that there are countless delicious ways to cook up a breakfast casserole, but for some reason, this Cheesy Sausage-And-Croissant Casserole has stuck with our family.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Eyal will receive $100,000 and will see a catalogue of his work published following the biennial’s March 1 close.
    News Desk, Artforum, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Cyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclopedia. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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