encyclopedia
Other spellings
[change]Pronunciation
[change]- (Canada) IPA (key): /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/
- (UK) (US) IPA (key): /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: cy‧clo‧pe‧di‧a
Noun
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- An encyclopedia 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.