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Abbreviation of Encyclopædia Britannica: the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
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The study of codices (early handwritten books).
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Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.
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(archaic) An encyclopedia.
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Alternative form of cyclopedic [Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of great range, extent, or amount.]
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Alternative form of cyclopedical [cyclopedic]
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Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia [(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.]
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One who compiles or writes for a cyclopedia.
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Obsolete spelling of cyclopaedia [(archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.]
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The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
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Abbreviation of encyclopedia; also encyc. [A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.]
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Abbreviation of encyclopedia; also encyc. [A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.]
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(chiefly UK, Australia) Alternative spelling of encyclopedia [A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.]
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Alternative form of encyclopediac [Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae; relating to encyclopedias.]
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Alternative form of encyclopediacal [(archaic) encyclopedic]
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Alternative form of encyclopedian [A person who has an encyclopedic knowledge.]
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Alternative spelling of encyclopedic [Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.]
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Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.
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Alternative form of encyclopedically [In an encyclopedic way; in the manner of an encyclopedia.]
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Alternative spelling of encyclopedicity [The quality or state of being encyclopedic.]
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Alternative form of encyclopedism [Encyclopedic knowledge or learning.]
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Alternative spelling of encyclopedist [A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.]
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(dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.
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(science fiction) A compendium of all knowledge, or most of the important knowledge, an encyclopedia for a galaxy-spanning civilization. A science-fictional analogue of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This term is used in many works by many authors, and prominently found in Douglas Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
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Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae; relating to encyclopedias.
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(archaic) encyclopedic
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Resembling or characteristic of an encyclopedia.
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A person who has an encyclopedic knowledge.
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Alternative form of encyclopedist [A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.]
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(uncommon) Encyclopedic.
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Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
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A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.
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(American spelling) Alternative spelling of encyclopaedical [Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.]
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The quality or state of being encyclopedic.
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Encyclopedic knowledge or learning.
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A person helping to write an encyclopedia.
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(transitive) To catalogue in, or as if in, an encyclopedia; to list or describe exhaustively.
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Archaic spelling of encyclopedia. [A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.]
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Alternative spelling of encyclopedic [Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.]
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Archaic spelling of encyclopaedical. [Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.]
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Obsolete spelling of encyclopedism [Encyclopedic knowledge or learning.]
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Archaic spelling of encyclopedist. [A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.]
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A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
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The study of large numbers.
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The type of language used on labels.
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The age of writing, preceding the graphosphere or age of print.
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The quality of being metaliterate.
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(Nigeria) An educational institution where a single specific technical subject is taught.
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Having multiliteracy; literate in various different media.
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Someone who specialises in the academic study of Ogham inscriptions.
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Having or relating to a love of writing.
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The memorization of the digits of pi as a hobby.
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An author who writes on many subjects.
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An educational institution that combines elements of a polytechnic and a university
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An introductory volume of an encyclopaedia
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Synonym of pyramidology (“the study of pyramids from a supernatural or new-age perspective”)
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(uncountable) Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics. [(countable) A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.]
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A composite genre, containing many subgenres.
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A dictionary or other reference book that lists words; a lexicon, vocabulary.
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A language spoken internationally and which is learned by many people as a second language.
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