encyclopedia

/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/

nounen · cy · clo · pe · di · a

Think: an EN-CY-CLO-PE-DI-A is a “cycle of knowledge” (CY-CLO) you can “PEEK” (PE) into for ideas.

Yes, it's encyclopedia. Watch the middle: it’s **-cyclo-** (like *cycle*) and ends with **-pedia** (like *pedal/pediatric* sound: “PEE-dee-uh”).

Definition

  1. nouna book (or set of books) or an online resource that contains articles giving information about many subjects, usually arranged alphabetically

Examples

  • “I used the encyclopedia to learn about volcanoes for my science project.”
  • “The librarian showed us how to use an online encyclopedia to check facts quickly.”
  • “Her grandfather kept a full set of encyclopedias on a shelf in the living room.”

Synonyms

reference bookcompendiumlexiconsourcebookknowledge base

Translations

ES enciclopediaPT enciclopédiaFR encyclopédie

Common misspellings

encyclapediaencyclopidiaencyclopediaaencyclopaediaencyclopeadiaencyclopedyaencyclopædiaencyclopediia

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