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Encyclopaedia

/ɪˌnsaɪkləˈpidiə/
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(noun) Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.

This encyclopaedia is convenient for looking up things.
She's a living encyclopaedia.
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I looked up the information in an old printed ____ at home.

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