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I once attempted to recreate The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia of 1917 as a wiki[0] given his stories lend themselves so effortlessly to the hyper-link.

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Quick take

(archaic) An encyclopedia.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(archaic) An encyclopedia.

noun

(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cyclopaedia.

noun

(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.

See also: encyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopedia

Example sentences

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I once attempted to recreate The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia of 1917 as a wiki[0] given his stories lend themselves so effortlessly to the hyper-link.

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Pears Cyclopaedia is one i grew up with.

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The mirror troubled the depths of a corridor in a country house on Gaona Street in Ramos Mejia; the encyclopedia is fallaciously called The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia (New York, 1917) and is a literal but delinquent reprint of the Encyclopedia Britannica of 1902.

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My “New American Cyclopaedia” (1872) tells me that in 1855 there were 25,858 people in New York who could neither read nor write, and 21,378 of them were Irish.

Quote examples

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My “New American Cyclopaedia” (1872) tells me that in 1855 there were 25,858 people in New York who could neither read nor write, and 21,378 of them were Irish.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use cyclopaedia in a sentence?

I once attempted to recreate The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia of 1917 as a wiki[0] given his stories lend themselves so effortlessly to the hyper-link.

What does cyclopaedia mean?

(archaic) An encyclopedia.

What part of speech is cyclopaedia?

cyclopaedia is commonly used as noun.