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
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用作名词 (n.)
This is an encyclopaedia of philosophy. 这是本哲学百科全书。
The boy likes to read the children's encyclopaedia. 那个男孩很喜欢看那本儿童百科全书。
美
[ɪnˌsaɪklə'piːdɪə]
