encyclopedia

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Main Entry: en·cy·clo·pe·dia
Pronunciation: in-"sI-kl&-'pE-dE-&
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais child -- more at FEW
: a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject