encyclopedia
noun
en·cy·clo·pe·dia
in-ˌsī-klə-ˈpē-dē-ə 
: 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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Pliny the Elder’s radical idea to catalog knowledge This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
Having public phones in 2024 might be about as useful as a newspaper vending machine or an encyclopedia.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2024
One day, in one of his usual Friday visits to your home, Poppa brings you a surprise, an encyclopedia of baseball.
—Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
My script was based on Queen Nymeria and this little blurb about her that was in a Westeros encyclopedia.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
Having public phones in 2024 might be about as useful as a newspaper vending machine or an encyclopedia.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2024
One day, in one of his usual Friday visits to your home, Poppa brings you a surprise, an encyclopedia of baseball.
—Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encyclopedia. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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