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variants also cyclopaedia
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  1. encyclopedia
  2. dictionary
  3. catalog
  4. tome
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  • Never Mind the Happy by Marc Shaiman Marc Shaiman is a walking, talking, piano-playing encyclopedia of show business.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Tebas had to dive into his autocrat encyclopedia again this week, when Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé said the kind of thing that should offend no one, but instead launched a minor international incident.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of encyclopedia
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  • The dictionary said that its experts monitor the 27-billion-word database, which draws from sources including social media, to create its annual list of words that reflect the ever-evolving English language.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Defenders of the Spanish academy’s dictionary said the work’s educational role should prevail.
    — Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • The result is an album that’s unlike anything else in Kings of Leon’s catalog.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula delivered the biggest opening week of any Audible Original ever released, and the fourth-biggest of any title in Audible’s catalogue, measured by listening starts in its first seven days.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of catalog
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  • Inspired by imagery in the folkloric tome Grimms’ Fairy Tales, the lights mimic thorny bushes like blackthorn and rose, both used in witchcraft.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • On my way out, the Kushners stopped by a side table, stacked with documents and tomes.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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