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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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The library’s encyclopedias, clear and sedative beside the Bible’s cryptic thrills, still misled; Ruth lived for decades in an alternate reality containing Zanzibar and dipsomania.
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Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Over the years, the team at Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, has seen all types of books come through its doors ahead of the sale — children's books, novels, encyclopedias, self-help books and more.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
In addition to King, the program targeted the Black Panther Party, Communist Party, Ku Klux Klan and Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, the encyclopedia says.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Was there a prison library with encyclopedias available to the newspaper’s editorial team?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Over the years, the team at Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, has seen all types of books come through its doors ahead of the sale — children's books, novels, encyclopedias, self-help books and more.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
In addition to King, the program targeted the Black Panther Party, Communist Party, Ku Klux Klan and Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, the encyclopedia says.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Was there a prison library with encyclopedias available to the newspaper’s editorial team?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedia
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Internally, the current workspace contained not only the visible text documents but also any custom words the user added to the dictionary and any additional tForth words defined in memory.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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My father published a book which is a catalogue raisonné of the Golay Fils & Stahl collection.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Witnessing the rise of the internet, cellphones and social media as a teenager, Acutis harnessed these new powers of communication and coded a website to catalogue and promote eucharistic miracles.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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For a little more adventure, book a kayaking tour with Descanso Beach Ocean Sports to paddle along the coast and spot even more marine life.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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That's right, books are back at Costco for a limited time.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Marco Bizzarri, Elisabetta Franchi chairman, investor Bizzarri led a textbook turnaround at Gucci, selecting Alessandro Michele as creative director in 2015.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Professor Russell wrote the core textbook on AI that every computer science major uses.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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