cyclopedia
Comprehensive reference book
Cyclopedia is a shortened form of encyclopedia—a comprehensive reference work covering all branches of knowledge or one particular subject.
The spelling reflects the word's Greek roots more directly than the full form.
Now old-fashioned, cyclopedia appears mainly in the titles of 19th-century reference works: Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.
Comprehensive general encyclopedia
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
handbook · manual · guidebook · atlas · gazetteer · sourcebook · almanac · directory
Items logged or submitted
- articlesWritten works or items
- subjectsAreas of study
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
- volumesAmounts or books
cross-references · headwords · categories · topics · summaries · digest · systematic · comprehensive
Philosopher who assembled comprehensive knowledge
- EncyclopédieComprehensive Enlightenment-era French reference
- PlinyRoman scholar-writer
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- ChambersSurname or publisher name
d'Alembert · alphabetization · medieval · summa · chronology · yearbook · annual
Knowledge about something
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
facts · data · lore · expertise · enlightenment · understanding · insight · comprehensiveness
Substantial scholarly volume
- volumeAmount of space filled
- pagesBound paper sheets
- bindingLegally or morally required
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
spine · chapters · sections · folio · multivolume · edition · publication · print
Academic subject manual
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- pedagogyArt of instruction
instructional · academic · study · intellectual · literacy · autodidact · self-education · research
Britannica
Comprehensive general encyclopedia
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
thesaurus · handbook · manual · guidebook · atlas · gazetteer · sourcebook · almanac · directory · index
entries
Items logged or submitted
- articlesWritten works or items
- subjectsAreas of study
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
volumes · cross-references · headwords · categories · topics · summaries · digest · systematic · comprehensive · exhaustive
Diderot
Philosopher who assembled comprehensive knowledge
- EncyclopédieComprehensive Enlightenment-era French reference
- PlinyRoman scholar-writer
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
Chambers · d'Alembert · alphabetization · medieval · summa · chronology · yearbook · annual
information
Knowledge about something
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
erudition · facts · data · lore · expertise · enlightenment · understanding · insight · comprehensiveness · omniscience
tome
Substantial scholarly volume
hardcover · spine · chapters · sections · folio · multivolume · edition · publication · print · set
textbook
Academic subject manual
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
pedagogy · instructional · academic · study · intellectual · literacy · autodidact · self-education · research · inquiry
- reference workshandbook, dictionaries, reference book, dictionary, handbooks
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, atlases
cyclopediamonograph
Single-topic scholarly work
pamphlet · leaflet · glossary · single entry · brief
cyclopediamonograph
Single-topic scholarly work
dissertation · treatise · thesis · deep dive · technical manual