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variants also cyclopaedia
Definition of cyclopedianext
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  1. encyclopedia
  2. dictionary
  3. catalog
  4. tome
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  • The book is part encyclopedia, part lunar biography and even part travelogue.
    Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • To indicate that Rona has something of an intellectual life and a poetic inclination, the soundtrack offers clips of her discoursing, briefly, on matters of science and folklore, which often sound written for a children’s encyclopedia and which Ronan delivers in an educational tone.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of encyclopedia
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  • Smithsonian Archives Before Pantone turned its color standard into a big business, some of the first modern color systems came from naturalists trying to identify and differentiate bird species or flowers in reference works known as color dictionaries.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of dictionary
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  • Let Us Pray doesn’t include any raps spat by X or his costars, but is a fitting edition to his catalog and a reflection of the man behind the music.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Röyksopp recorded Nebulous Nights live, weaving in auditory call-backs to their catalog.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • In securing the rights to the magical realist tome, Netflix agreed the mythical town of Macondo would be recreated in Colombia and built by Colombians.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • He’s been an analyst at the network since 2017 and is the author of the tome, The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics after 2020.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tome
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