Britannica
Famous knowledge compendium
Britannica is the Encyclopædia Britannica, a comprehensive English-language reference work first published in Edinburgh in 1768.
For over two centuries it was the prestige encyclopedia—the one serious households kept on their shelves.
We looked it up in Britannica.
The print edition ceased in 2012; Britannica now exists online, competing with Wikipedia for authority.
Amount of space filled
- editionSingle published version
- articlesWritten works or items
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
publishing · research · reference · facts · subjects · topics · index · supplements
Relating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- expertsHighly skilled practitioners
contributors · citations · bibliography · footnotes · research · curriculum · education · professors
Bound collection of charts
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- almanacYearly data compilation
- guidebookReference for travelers
handbook · sourcebook · directory · index · bibliography · gazetteer · archive · repository
Creating an organization originally
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- eighteenth centuryYears 1701-1800
- editionsVersions of publications
- revisionsAlterations to improve
evolution · University of Chicago · Great Books · institutional · legacy · authority · tradition · longevity
volume
Amount of space filled
compendium · publishing · research · reference · facts · subjects · topics · index · supplements · yearbook
academic
Relating to education or theory
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
experts · contributors · citations · bibliography · footnotes · research · curriculum · education · professors · universities
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- almanacYearly data compilation
guidebook · handbook · sourcebook · directory · index · bibliography · gazetteer · archive · repository · catalogue
founding
Creating an organization originally
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- eighteenth centuryYears 1701-1800
- editionsVersions of publications
revisions · evolution · University of Chicago · Great Books · institutional · legacy · authority · tradition · longevity
- Encyclopedia FeaturesWikipedia, World Book, Encarta, digital editions, print editions
- encyclopediasWorld Book, Wikipedia, Encarta, encyclopedia, Colliers
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
- Reference SitesWikipedia, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, wiki, knowledge bases
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
- wikisWikipedia, wiki, wikis, Wikimedia, Wikidata
BritannicaWikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
wiki · user-generated content · Yahoo Answers · Creative Commons · Reddit
Britannicadictionary
Alphabetical word reference
Merriam-Webster · Oxford English Dictionary · glossary · lexicon · thesaurus
Britannicamisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · fake news · conspiracy theories · propaganda · Wikipedia
British, Britain, Brit, Brits, Great Britain, Britons, Briton, New Britain