Added 10 October 2026
encyclopaedia
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ noun
Latin root: encyclopaedia Wiktionary
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.
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