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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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Fewer readers visit the encyclopedia directly.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to fostering the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content via free knowledge platforms like Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Britannica has been losing market share since 1993, when Microsoft released its digital encyclopedia, Encarta.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to fostering the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content via free knowledge platforms like Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Britannica has been losing market share since 1993, when Microsoft released its digital encyclopedia, Encarta.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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The musical is a tribute to the awkwardness of being different, kids who read the dictionary with urgent ferocity.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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The launch also signals the start of a wider arrangement between Skyline Media and Apple TV, with further titles from the company’s catalogue expected to follow.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2026
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After Wilson’s death last year, Beach Boys fans still have several occasions to hear the catalog live.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The database does not make clear which of the plaques, maps, films and books ultimately will be removed or recast by the Interior Department, though some have already been axed.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, many of these books’ characters are portrayed as avatars of resentment and disaffection, men who seem to fall prey to the rigid vision of masculinity dispensed by real-life adherents to the manosphere.—
Eric Magnuson,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Few resources existed for Chinese to study Greek at the time, but a new pair of introductory textbooks had been published recently by Liu Xiaofeng, the prolific translator.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Museum leaders say the exhibit brings together pieces of American history that many people have only read about in textbooks.—
Olivianna Calmes,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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