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noun Etymology: Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais child — more at few Date: 1644 a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject
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1. энциклопедия, энциклопедический словарь Id: walking encyclopedia —- "ходячая энциклопедия", эрудит ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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also encyclopaedia (encyclopedias) An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order. N-COUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also encyclopaedia BrE n a book or set of books containing facts about many different subjects, or about one particular subject ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1531, thought to be a false reading from Gk. enkyklios paideia "general education," from enkyklios "general" (from en- "in" + kyklos "circle") + paideia "education, child-rearing," from pais (gen. paidos) "child." Modern sense of "reference work arranged alphabetically" is c.1630, often applied specifically to the Fr. "Encylopйdie ou Dictionnaire raisonnй des Sciences, des Artes, et des Mйtiers" (1751-65). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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