"encyclopaedia" meaning in English

See encyclopaedia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ [Canada, UK, US], /ɛn-/ [Canada, UK, US] Audio: en-us-encyclopedia.ogg [US] Forms: encyclopaedias [plural], encyclopaediae [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdiə Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v. 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  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia. Derived forms: encyclopaedial, encyclopaedian, encyclopaedist
    Sense id: en-encyclopaedia-en-noun-7EYjR2vw Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Books

Inflected forms

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        "English terms borrowed from New Latin",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms derived from New Latin",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷelh₁-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂w-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁én",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *kʷékʷlos",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:English/iːdiə",
        "Rhymes:English/iːdiə/6 syllables",
        "en:Books"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "encyclopedia",
          "encyclopedia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛn-/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-encyclopedia.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/En-us-encyclopedia.ogg/En-us-encyclopedia.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/En-us-encyclopedia.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːdiə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encyclopaedia"
}

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