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encyclopedia
[ en-sahy-kluh-pee-dee-uh ]
noun
- a book, set of books, optical disc, mobile device, or online informational resource containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject.
- Encyclopedia, the French work edited by Diderot and D'Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its representation of the views of the Enlightenment.
encyclopedia
/ 蓻苍藢蝉补瑟办濒蓹蕣藞辫颈藧诲瑟蓹 /
noun
- a book, often in many volumes, containing articles on various topics, often arranged in alphabetical order, dealing either with the whole range of human knowledge or with one particular subject
a medical encyclopedia
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of encyclopedia1
First recorded in 1525鈥35; from New Latin encyclopaedia, from Greek 别苍办测办濒辞辫补颈诲铆补, a misreading of enk媒klios paide铆a 鈥渃ircular (i.e., well-rounded) education鈥; encyclical, pedo- 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of encyclopedia1
C16: from New Latin encyclopaedia, erroneously for Greek enkuklios paideia general education, from enkuklios general (see encyclical ), + paideia education, from pais child
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Pally added, 鈥渁n overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a film encyclopedia, and most important to me a friend.鈥
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You鈥檙e building an encyclopedia of facts for when you start to improvise.
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Tim: It was like finding another book in the set of encyclopedias.
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Others lead us to hollowed-out encyclopedias, home to ghostly index cards full of contemplative prompts that compel us to compose a life鈥檚 story in a few sentences.
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Ms Zarin described the AI as a 鈥渨alking encyclopedia鈥 of her own thoughts and advice.
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