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What does encyclopedia mean?

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  1. A 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.
  2. (dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.
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The man is a walking encyclopedia, with vast knowledge of history, the classics, politics, and anything else one can possibly think of.
The bulk of the book is an encyclopedia covering 700 species of ferns found in cultivation.
Like all the entries in the encyclopedia, this one is crammed with details.
He is a walking encyclopedia of names, dates and facts relating to the history of the sport and the Hall of Fame.
In general terms, you are assigning the copyright of the photo to the encyclopedia.
Her citations, however, include only an encyclopedia and four books on Africa.

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