Meaning & Definition of Encyclopedia in English
English⟶
Encyclopedia
/ɪnsaɪkləpidiə/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- encyclopedia,
- cyclopedia,
- encyclopaedia,
- cyclopaedia
Examples of using
Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
He's what they call a walking encyclopedia.
He is, as they say, a walking encyclopedia.