"encyclopaedia" meaning in English

See encyclopaedia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ [Canada], /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-encyclopedia.ogg [US] Forms: encyclopaedia [singular], encyclopaedias or encyclopaediae [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|3=encyclopaediae}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An encyclopaedia is a type of book that has information about many things. Often, an encyclopedia is a set of many books and can either be about a specific subject or a range of subjects.
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          "text": "Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia and is the world's largest."
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        {
          "text": "I went to the library to find an encyclopaedia on chemistry."
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