Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CYCLOPEDIA, CYCOPEDE
n.[Gr. , circle, discipline, erudition. ] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences; circle of human knowledge. Hence, the book or books that contain treatises on every branch of the arts and sciences, arranged under proper heads, in alphabetical order. [See Encyclopedia. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CYCLOPEDIA; CYCLOPAEDIA
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. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cyclopedia
cy clo pe di a |ˌsīkləˈpēdēə ˌsaɪkləˈpidiə |(also cyclopaedia ) ▶noun archaic (except in book titles ) an encyclopedia: Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticulture. DERIVATIVES cy clo pe dic |-ˈpēdik |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: shortening of encyclopedia .
Oxford Dictionary
cyclopedia
cyclopedia |sʌɪklə (ʊ )ˈpiːdɪə |(also cyclopaedia ) ▶noun archaic (except in book titles ) an encyclopedia: Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticulture. DERIVATIVES cyclopedic adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: shortening of encyclopedia .
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