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encyclopedy

encyclopedy noun: encyclopedia.

Noun

encyclopedy (plural encyclopedies)

  1. (archaic) encyclopedia

Forms of encyclopedy

pluralencyclopedies

Questions about encyclopedy

What does encyclopedy mean?
Encyclopedy means encyclopedia.
What part of speech is encyclopedy?
Encyclopedy is a noun.
What is the plural of encyclopedy?
The plural of encyclopedy is encyclopedies.

Words near encyclopedy in the dictionary

  1. encyclopedize
  2. encyclopedized
  3. encyclopedizes
  4. encyclopedizing
  5. encyclopediæ
  6. encyclopedy
  7. encyclopædia
  8. Encyclopædia Galactica
  9. encyclopædiac
  10. encyclopædiacal
  11. encyclopædial

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