Encyclopaedia Meaning

/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/
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nounCommonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.

This encyclopaedia is convenient for looking up things.
She's a living encyclopaedia.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ contained detailed entries on every country and its capital city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I looked up the information in an old printed ____ at home.

Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ contained detailed entries on every country and its capital city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I looked up the information in an old printed ____ at home.

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