CYCLOPEDIA
encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cyclopedia (plural cyclopedias)
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
Source: Wiktionary
Cy`clo*pe"di*a Cy`clo*pae"di*a (s`kl-p"d-), n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education,
erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See Cycle, and cf.
Encyclopedia, Pedagogue.]
Definition: The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of
the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human
knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order,
information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular
department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or
of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition