Plural of encyclopaedia
regular plural
The plural of encyclopaedia is encyclopaedias or encyclopaediae.
Forms of encyclopaedia
| Singular | encyclopaedia /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | encyclopaedias encyclopaediae /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.aɪ/ |
| Countable | countable |
Meaning of encyclopaedia
- noun Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.
Questions about the plural of encyclopaedia
- What is the plural of encyclopaedia?
- The plural of encyclopaedia is encyclopaedias or encyclopaediae.
- Which is correct, encyclopaedias or encyclopaediae?
- Both are used. encyclopaedias is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is encyclopaedia countable?
- Encyclopaedia is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: encyclopaedia (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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