encyclopaedia
/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/noun
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a book or set of books giving information about all areas of knowledge or about different areas of one particular subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order
विश्वकोश
- an online encyclopaedia
- He looked up the Mughal period in an old encyclopaedia at the library.
- Our school library has a twenty-volume encyclopaedia on science.
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- Radhika checked the encyclopaedia for the dates of the freedom movement.
- An encyclopaedia entry is usually shorter than a full book on the subject.
Synonyms reference book compendium dictionary almanac
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reference book compendium dictionary almanac
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en·cy·clo·pae·di·a
(British; also encyclopedia).
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: en-cy-clo-pae-di-a (British; encyclopedia भी)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective encyclopaedic means having a very wide knowledge ('an encyclopaedic knowledge of history').
Adjective encyclopaedic का अर्थ बहुत व्यापक ज्ञान वाला है ('an encyclopaedic knowledge of history')।
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A book of information on all subjects is an encyclopaedia; a book of words with meanings a dictionary; a book of maps an atlas; a yearly book of facts and calendars an almanac; a list of words with explanations at the end of a book a glossary.
सब विषयों की जानकारी की किताब encyclopaedia (विश्वकोश); अर्थ सहित शब्दों की dictionary; नक्शों की atlas; तथ्यों और पंचांगों की वार्षिक किताब almanac; किताब के अंत में व्याख्या सहित शब्दों की सूची glossary।