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Definition
Single or multi-volume publication that contains accumulated and authoritative knowledge on one subject (such as an encyclopedia of architecture or music), a few related subjects (such as an encyclopedia of arts or engineering), or a wide variety of subjects arranged alphabetically (such as the Encyclopedia Britannica). Also spelled as encyclopaedia.
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encyclopedia is in the Information & Knowledge Management and Printing, Packaging, & Publishing subjects.
encyclopedia appears in the definitions of the following terms: alphabetical order and reference book
encyclopedia appears in these other term: encyclopedia arrangement
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