Encyclopedia vs Encyclopedialike - What's the difference?
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A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
(dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.
(Webster 1913)
Resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 11, author=David Pogue, title=A Galaxy in Your Face, work=New York Times
, passage=The text, a series of encyclopedialike Star Wars trivia blurbs, is generally as dull and dry as the Tatooine desert. }}
As a noun encyclopedia
is a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.As an adjective encyclopedialike is
resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.encyclopedia
English
(wikipedia encyclopedia)Alternative forms
* (chiefly British) encyclopaedia * (obsolete)Noun
- I only use the library for the encyclopedia , as we’ve got most other books here.
- His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.
Usage notes
The spelling encyclopedia'' is standard in American English, preferred in Canadian English, accepted in Australian and International English, and also very common in British English. It is more common than ''encyclopaedia , for example, in UK newspapers on Google News in 2009 by a 7:3 margin.Derived terms
* -pediaSee also
* dictionaryencyclopedialike
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Adjective
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