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micropaedia

micropaedia is the alternative spelling of micropedia.

Meaning of micropedia

Noun

micropedia (plural micropedias)

  1. An encyclopaedia containing a limited or reduced (abridged) amount of information.
    • The 15th ed. is divided into a macropedia (19 vols.), consisting of long, fully detailed articles, and a micropedia (10 vols .) of dictionarylike format. Both are arranged alphabetically.1977, John M. Kierzek, Walker Gibson, edited by Robert F. Wilson, Jr., The Macmillan Handbook of English, 6 revised edition, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, page 87

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Questions about micropaedia

What is micropaedia the alternative spelling of?
Micropaedia is the alternative spelling of micropedia.

Words near micropaedia in the dictionary

  1. micropachycephalosauruses
  2. micropachymetric
  3. micropachymetry
  4. micropacket
  5. micropackets
  6. micropaedia
  7. micropaedic
  8. micropalaeontologic
  9. micropalaeontological
  10. micropalaeontologically
  11. micropalaeontologist

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