as in dictionary
a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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Indigenous people in the Americas, including the Maya and Aztec civilizations, built structures resembling ziggurats, the encyclopedia said.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 19 July 2024
The Joy of Cooking $28 Amazon Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 July 2024
Parthenogenesis is an encyclopedia waiting to be researched Dudgeon is happy to admit that Booth might be right.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
The site is a veritable encyclopedia of beginner astrology with tons of information and explanations.
—Emily Newhouse, Allure, 4 July 2024
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 19 July 2024
The Joy of Cooking $28 Amazon Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 July 2024
Parthenogenesis is an encyclopedia waiting to be researched Dudgeon is happy to admit that Booth might be right.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
The site is a veritable encyclopedia of beginner astrology with tons of information and explanations.
—Emily Newhouse, Allure, 4 July 2024
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In their hands, the dictionary was a form of political speech, the only kind that ever worked for them.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Spanish/English dictionaries were delivered to some of the schools.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Glasper uses these shows to showcase the catalog of his collaborators and add a live, band-centric flair to the jams that everyone already loves.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company has amassed a large music catalog, and has deals with platforms like Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music and Amazon.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sedona is many things, but in my book, overrated will never be one of them.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Admission is free; Hansen will have copies of her book for sale and signing.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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During his first term, Ta advocated for cities to have easier access to existing affordable housing funds to help build and run regional homeless shelters and prevention programs, halting gas tax increases and placing the landmark civil rights case Mendez v. Westminster in California textbooks.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Belichick signed her Deductive Logic textbook at the time and their first meeting was captured in a selfie, dug up by TMZ Sports.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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