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encyclopedia

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Definition of encyclopedia

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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature

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Recent Examples of encyclopedia The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories, or platforms for the development and sharing of open-source software. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Mature trees donate an encyclopedia of species, including the regional pines and chestnuts planted on instruction of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in the 1700s. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The team here delivers an encyclopedia of sublime services, from Ayurvedic massages to 24k gold facials. — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for encyclopedia

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That dictionary someone gave Joe for his big day might have gathered dust on his shelves back in Highgate for a week or so.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
After refining their word-swapping dictionary over three months, the ShieldFont creators ended up with a list of nearly 12,000 common words that can be replaced with ligatures.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

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Weissbart explained that Parton did not necessarily have to assign someone with a proficient expertise in the music industry to oversee her catalog.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The company adds some 30 to 60 movies to its catalog annually, most of them lost gems of world cinema, festival-circuit darlings, or old Hollywood hits.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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In the center of town, check out Inquiring Minds Bookstore for used and new books with a great kids’ section or Enoki for an eclectic mix of Asian pantry items and vintage clothing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Across the country, churches and city halls opened specially on Saturday so people could light candles, write down their thoughts about the deceased king in condolence books.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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Fulton also registered a textbook open-field tackle on the elusive Milroe on a play that was called back because of a penalty.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Expert Intelligence will be added to AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app soon, the company said, adding that support for third-party subscriptions, business research reports, and textbooks will also arrive on Gemini Notebook soon.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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