Cyclopedia

Word CYCLOPEDIA
Character 10
Hyphenation cy clo pe di a
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Cyclopedia"

What do we mean by cyclopedia?

An encyclopedia. noun

A book containing accounts of the principal subjects in one branch of science, art, or learning in general: as, a cyclopedia of botany; a cyclopedia of mechanics. noun

In a broader sense, a book comprising accounts of all branches of learning; an encyclopedia. See encyclopedia. noun

The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch. See encyclopedia. noun

Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia. noun

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 noun

The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.

An encyclopedia.

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The word "cyclopedia" in example sentences

By 1984 E. Frank Henriques, in "The Signet E.cyclopedia of Wine," had essentially downgraded it to a "good little Italian white wine." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Strategies responding to early modern information overload, such as the cyclopedia, exit from the other side. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have not been terribly interested in the Post/Baldridge/ et al. cyclopedia approaches how to set the table and arrange your guests ,and which forks and spoons to use when and how, which glasses for the reds, whites, burgundies, etc., is pretty ubiquitously available, in as little or much detail as one might desire but rather in deeper treatments of the underlying elements of gentlemanly and gentlewomanly character and conduct. ❋ Papabear (2008)

I'm flattered that you decided to do a biography of me and my band in your e-cyclopedia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He had studied his Baedeker as club women study the cyclopedia. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Before him, indeed, was a very lexicon of air, a dictionary or cyclopedia that would be hard to exhaust. ❋ Larry McMurtry (1997)

So Miss Stone was soon busy with her pen, the index finger of her left hand noting the line in the cyclopedia which should be next transcribed. ❋ William Hawley Smith (N/A)

(Lillie E. Lovinggood, in Afro-American E.cyclopedia.) ***** ❋ Various (N/A)

She had been to the "up-stairs room" during recess and brought down the cyclopedia, and, happily, had found a page and a half regarding Giunta ❋ William Hawley Smith (N/A)

A leading cyclopedia concludes a brief article on the Missouri ❋ Henry Ketcham (N/A)

America one out of every forty had gained sufficient distinction to merit recognition in that cyclopedia, whereas only one out of 10,000 non-graduates, the public at large, had received such distinction. ❋ Adoniram Judson Ladd (N/A)

And her cyclopedia article was probably as well written as most of its kind, so that a literal transcript of it could have done no harm either to the copyist or to her clubmates. ❋ Arthur E. Bostwick (N/A)

"Oh, no; this will be quite sufficient," and taking out pencil and paper the inquirer began to write rapidly with the cyclopedia propped before her. ❋ Arthur E. Bostwick (N/A)

No one could have detected the ghost of a smile on this one's face as she lifted the "M" volume of a cyclopedia from a shelf and placed it on the table before the seeker after knowledge. ❋ Arthur E. Bostwick (N/A)

"He called me up-stairs fifteen minutes ago," she added, "to have me get down the 'cyclopedia and find out when Confucius was born." ❋ Harriet L. Smith (N/A)

"I've 'suffered the pangs of three several deaths,' as Shakespeare says, because you left the door part way open the last time you went to the 'cyclopedia." ❋ Harriet L. Smith (N/A)

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