as in dictionary
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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For over 20 years, Wikipedia has been a free encyclopedia for everyone on the internet.
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
While a recession indicator entry was added to the digital culture encyclopedia Know Your Meme only this month, the jokes have tracked back to at least 2019.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Gaia has charted the cosmos since 2014, creating a vast encyclopedia of the positions and movements of celestial objects in our Milky Way and beyond.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The report from the Jewish civil rights group comes amid broader tension among users and observers of the online encyclopedia over how the Israel-Hamas war should be covered on the site, with editors quarrelling over how to describe events related to the conflict.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
While a recession indicator entry was added to the digital culture encyclopedia Know Your Meme only this month, the jokes have tracked back to at least 2019.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Gaia has charted the cosmos since 2014, creating a vast encyclopedia of the positions and movements of celestial objects in our Milky Way and beyond.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The report from the Jewish civil rights group comes amid broader tension among users and observers of the online encyclopedia over how the Israel-Hamas war should be covered on the site, with editors quarrelling over how to describe events related to the conflict.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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The word was even been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in the years since.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Study Sebastian Berhalter’s rapidly burgeoning goal catalog, and the majority of any clip’s duration leaves him out of the frame entirely.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Founded in 2019, the company has been active in the catalog acquisition space, buying up rights from acts like Future, Blake Shelton and Enrique Iglesias.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Miller writes in her book that dandified Black servants in 18th century England were forced to wear gold, brass and silver collars with padlocks to signify their owners' wealth.—
Renee Anderson,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The film series — which is based on Stephenie Meyer's books of the same name — are all now available to stream on Netflix.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Are his friends horrified by this textbook midlife crisis, down to the fancy sports car and younger girlfriend, or jealous of Nick’s freedom?—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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This specific category included lots of subset activities such as studying for exams, solving math problems, summarizing textbooks as well as tutoring support.—
Tor Constantino, MBA,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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