"encyclopaedia" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia, variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.",
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    {
      "form": "encyclopaedias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "form": "encyclopaediae",
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        "plural"
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    "en‧cy‧clo‧pae‧dia"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Books",
          "orig": "en:Books",
          "parents": [
            "Literature",
            "Mass media",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Media",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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        "Alternative spelling of encyclopedia"
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