Found 3 hits - Term: cyclopedia, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cyclopedia \cy`clope"dia\ cyclopaedia
\cy`clopae"dia\s?`kl?-p?"d?-?, n. nl., from gr. ky`klos
circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education,
erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. see cycle,
and cf. encyclopedia, pedagogue.
1. the circle or compass of the arts and sciences
originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and
sciences; circle of human knowledge.
1913 webster
2. hence: a work containing, in alphabetical order,
information in all departments of knowledge, or on a
particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the
physical sciences, or of mechanics; an encyclopedia. see
encyclopedia.
pjc
see also:
cycle encyclopedia pedagogue
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cyclopedia
n : a reference work often in several volumes containing
articles on various topics often arranged in
alphabetical order dealing with the entire range of
human knowledge or with some particular specialty syn: encyclopedia,
encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
see also:
encyclopedia encyclopaedia cyclopaedia
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 moby thesaurus words for "cyclopedia":
atlas, bibliography, body of knowledge, body of learning, calendar,
casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, city directory,
classified catalog, concordance, diatesseron, dictionary catalog,
directory, encyclopedia, gazetteer, harmony, index, literature,
lore, materials, phone book, polyglot, publications, record book,
reference book, source book, store of knowledge, studbook,
system of knowledge, telephone book, telephone directory,
treasury of information, work of reference
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