ALL meanings of encyclopedia
- noun encyclopedia book: facts on all topics 1
- noun encyclopedia book: facts on a topic 1
- countable noun encyclopedia An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order. 1
- noun encyclopedia a book, often in many volumes, containing articles on various topics, often arranged in alphabetical order, dealing either with the whole range of human knowledge or with one particular subject 1
- noun encyclopedia A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. 0
- noun encyclopedia a book or set of books giving information on all or many branches of knowledge, generally in articles alphabetically arranged -1
- noun encyclopedia a similar work giving information in a particular field of knowledge -1
- noun encyclopedia A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field. 0
- noun encyclopedia (dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge. 0