encyclopaedia
noun#40,529
Translations
- 百科ひゃっか
- 百科事典ひゃっかじてん
- 百科辞書ひゃっかじしょ
- ブリタニカ百科事典ブリタニカひゃっかじてん
English definition
- a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Examples
- This encyclopaedia is convenient for looking up things.
- She's a living encyclopaedia.