Meaning & use
Cyclopedia
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A reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects, arranged alphabetically or by topic; a variant term for encyclopedia.
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The old farmhouse still had a leather-bound cyclopedia from the 1890s on its shelf.
Students once relied on a printed cyclopedia before search engines made research instant.
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A shortened form of 'encyclopedia,' once common in the titles of American reference works like 'Appleton's Cyclopedia.'
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