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encyclopedia meaning in Urdu

دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف dāiratu l-ma'ārif

UK/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdi.ə//ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidi.ə/

encyclopedia in Urdu: دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف (dāiratu l-ma'ārif), کِتابُ الْمَعارِف (kitābu l-ma'ārif), قامُوس (qāmūs), اِنْسائِیکِلوپِیڈْیا (insāīkilopīḍyā). In English, encyclopedia means a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

Urdu words for encyclopedia

comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of topics
دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف dāiratu l-ma'ārif, کِتابُ الْمَعارِف kitābu l-ma'ārif, قامُوس qāmūs, اِنْسائِیکِلوپِیڈْیا insāīkilopīḍyā, موسوعہ mausū'a, احصاء العلوم ihsā'-ul-u'lūm

English meaning of encyclopedia

  1. noun A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
  2. noun Similarly comprehensive works in other formats.
  3. noun The circle of arts and sciences (see Etymology); a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch thereof.

Full definition of encyclopedia

encyclopedia in a sentence

  • I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.
  • My old encyclopedia has been gathering dust on the shelf for the past decade.
  • Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

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Questions about encyclopedia in Urdu

What is the meaning of encyclopedia in Urdu?
Encyclopedia in Urdu is دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف (dāiratu l-ma'ārif), کِتابُ الْمَعارِف (kitābu l-ma'ārif), قامُوس (qāmūs), اِنْسائِیکِلوپِیڈْیا (insāīkilopīḍyā).
encyclopedia کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Encyclopedia: دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف (dāiratu l-ma'ārif), کِتابُ الْمَعارِف (kitābu l-ma'ārif), قامُوس (qāmūs), اِنْسائِیکِلوپِیڈْیا (insāīkilopīḍyā).
What does encyclopedia mean in English?
Encyclopedia means a comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encyclopedia (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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