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Cyclopaedia vs Cyclopaedic - What's the difference?

cyclopaedia | cyclopaedic |

As a noun cyclopaedia

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

As an adjective cyclopaedic is

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cyclopaedia

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Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
  • (archaic) An encyclopedia.

    • cyclopaedic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)