n. 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
词态变化
复数形式:encyclopedias
常见例句
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principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)
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n a person who compiles information for encyclopedias
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plural of encyclopaedist n a person who compiles information for encyclopedias
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Where facts die, and stereotypes lie. > Encyclopedia Dramatica.
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Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia
