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encyclopaedias

The correct spelling is encyclopaedias.

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noun

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The correct spelling is encyclopaedias. 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 s… For example: "His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics."

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His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.

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noun

  1. 1.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. 2.The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.

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