How do you use the word "encyclopedia" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "encyclopedia" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "encyclopedia": A revised edition of the encyclopedia was published. This encyclopedia is issued in monthly parts.

Encyclopedia Meaning

/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdi.ə/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

nounSimilarly comprehensive works in other formats.

Sentence Examples

A revised edition of the encyclopedia was published.

This encyclopedia is issued in monthly parts.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

encyclopaedia

Antonyms:

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CEFR Practice Quiz

The student consulted the thick ____ to learn about ancient Roman engineering techniques.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

This digital ____ contains thousands of articles on every possible subject.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia Borrowed from New Latin encyclopēdīa, encyclopaedīa (“general education”), a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing; education”) (q.v.). Nearly all modern English usage of the word was influenced by the scope and format of the French Encyclopédie by Diderot et al. (see quotation).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The Encyclopedia which we are presenting to the public is, as its title declares, the work of a society of men of letters. Were we not of their number, we might venture to affirm that they are all favorably known or worthy of being so." — 1751, Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert, “Discours Préliminaire”, in Richard N. Schwab, Walter E. Rex., transl., Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, volume 1, Paris, pages 1–45; republished as “Preliminary Discourse”, in The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project (Web), Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 18 April 2009:

"The first encyclopædia written in English and with the articles alphabetically arranged was the ‘Lexicon Technicum,’ […] [in 1704], by John Harris, a London clergyman. This was a useful and popular work, though it omitted from its scope theology, biography, antiquity and poetry." — 1920, George Edwin Rines, editor, Encyclopedia Americana^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)), Volume X: Egusquiza – Falsetto, Encyclopædia:

"It would be easier to compile an encyclopedia for you than to write these longhand letters whose ink blackens the night." — 1998, “Desire”, in Billy Collins (lyrics), Tom Cipullo (music), Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House, performed by Matthew Morris (baritone) and Sungha Lee (pianist), Pepperdine University, Los Angeles: SongFest:

"[The Origins] can best be summarized, maybe, as an encyclopedia in the guise of an etymological dictionary, by a writer already centuries removed from some of his material." — 2018 May 20, Bill Thayer, “Isidore of Seville: The Etymologies (or Origins)”, in LacusCurtius, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2012:

"Encyclopedias were the original worldwide web. […] There was a time when you couldn't connect to the rest of the world and encyclopedias gave you that insight and they contained what people knew about everything." — 2018 July 5, Justin Zackal, quoting Jason Hilton (Assoc. Prof. of Education), “Encyclop[a]edia Britannica celebrates 250th anniversary”, in SRU News, Slippery Rock: Slippery Rock University, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2024:

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