encyclopedia
/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/noun
उच्चारण इन्साइक्लपीडिअ
विश्वकोश
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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 encyclopedia of Indian history
- Radhika looked up the meaning of the word in an old encyclopedia in the school library.
- I found the information in an encyclopedia of science.
+ 2 more examples
- Our library has a ten-volume encyclopedia.
- He is so well read that people call him a walking encyclopedia.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in / from an encyclopedia
Use in when you mean you found information inside the book; from is used for the source of a fact you quote.
पुस्तक के भीतर जानकारी मिलने के लिए 'in' और उद्धृत तथ्य के स्रोत के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika found the date in an encyclopedia.
- This fact comes from an encyclopedia of science.
encyclopedia of + subject
Use of to name the subject covered; British writing often spells it encyclopaedia.
जिस विषय को समेटा गया है, उसके लिए 'of' आता है; ब्रिटिश लेखन में प्रायः 'encyclopaedia' वर्तनी होती है।
- The library has an encyclopedia of Indian history.
encyclopedic + noun (adjective)
The adjective encyclopedic describes knowledge that is very wide and complete.
Adjective 'encyclopedic' उस ज्ञान का वर्णन करता है जो बहुत विस्तृत और पूर्ण हो।
- He has an encyclopedic knowledge of cricket.
a walking encyclopedia
This fixed phrase is used for a person who seems to know about everything.
यह निश्चित phrase उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो हर चीज़ के बारे में जानता प्रतीत होता है।
- Our librarian is a walking encyclopedia.
+Collocations 4
adjective + encyclopedia
onlineprintedgeneralchildren'sillustrated
- An illustrated encyclopedia helped the children learn about animals.
verb + encyclopedia
consultlook up ineditcompileupdate
- Students were told to consult the encyclopedia for the project.
encyclopedia + noun
entryarticlevolumesetpage
- She wrote the encyclopedia entry on the Himalayas.
encyclopedia of + topic
sciencebirdsmedicinelawsport
- He gifted me an encyclopedia of birds.
“More examples 5
- The school library has a full set of encyclopedias in twenty volumes.
विद्यालय के पुस्तकालय में बीस खंडों में विश्वकोश का पूरा सेट है।
- Before the internet, students looked up facts in an encyclopedia.
इंटरनेट से पहले विद्यार्थी तथ्यों के लिए विश्वकोश में देखते थे।
- Radhika's grandfather is a walking encyclopedia of old Delhi.
राधिका के दादाजी पुरानी दिल्ली के चलते-फिरते विश्वकोश हैं।
- An encyclopedia arranges its articles in alphabetical order.
विश्वकोश अपने लेखों को वर्णमाला के क्रम में रखता है।
- The online encyclopedia is updated every day by volunteers.
ऑनलाइन विश्वकोश स्वयंसेवकों द्वारा प्रतिदिन अद्यतन किया जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Encyclopedia is kept in the reference section.
✓ The encyclopedia is kept in the reference section.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए।
✗ He has an encyclopedia knowledge of history.
✓ He has an encyclopedic knowledge of history.
The adjective encyclopedic is needed before knowledge.
Knowledge से पहले adjective 'encyclopedic' चाहिए।
✗ The words in an encyclopedia are in alphabetically order.
✓ The words in an encyclopedia are in alphabetical order.
Order is a noun, so it needs the adjective alphabetical.
'Order' noun है, इसलिए उसके साथ adjective 'alphabetical' चाहिए।
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Synonyms
reference book compendium dictionary lexicon
AaSpelling
en·cy·clo·pe·di·a
With -cy- and -pedia (British also encyclopaedia; not 'encyclopidia').
-cy- और अंत में -pedia (British में encyclopaedia भी; 'encyclopidia' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective encyclopedic means knowing a lot about many subjects ('an encyclopedic memory').
Adjective encyclopedic का अर्थ 'कई विषयों का बहुत जानकार' है ('an encyclopedic memory')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A book with information about all areas of knowledge is an encyclopedia; a book of words in alphabetical order with meanings a dictionary; a book of synonyms a thesaurus; a book of maps an atlas.
ज्ञान के सब क्षेत्रों की जानकारी वाली किताब encyclopedia; अर्थ सहित वर्णक्रम में शब्दों की किताब dictionary; पर्यायवाची शब्दों की thesaurus; नक्शों की atlas।