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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA

encyclopaedia  [ɪnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Encyclopaedia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCYCLOPAEDIA


acedia
əˈsiːdɪə
beadier
ˈbiːdɪə
cyclopaedia
ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə
cyclopedia
ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə
cypripedia
ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪə
encyclopedia
ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪə
epicedia
ˌepɪˈsiːdɪə
hypermedia
ˈhaɪpəˌmiːdɪə
hypnopaedia
ˌhɪpnəʊˈpiːdɪə
media
ˈmiːdɪə
mixed-media
mɪkst ˈmiːdɪə
multimedia
ˌmʌltɪˈmiːdɪə
needier
ˈniːdɪə
new-media
njuː ˈmiːdɪə
old-media
əʊld ˈmiːdɪə
redia
ˈriːdɪə
reedier
ˈriːdɪə
seedier
ˈsiːdɪə
speedier
ˈspiːdɪə
weedier
ˈwiːdɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCYCLOPAEDIA

encumbrance
encumbrancer
encurtain
encyclic
encyclical
encyclopaedic
encyclopaedically
encyclopaedism
encyclopaedist
encyclopedia
encyclopedian
encyclopedic
encyclopedical
encyclopedically
encyclopedism
encyclopedist
encyst
encystation
encysted
encystment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCYCLOPAEDIA

intermedia
mass media
me-media
mixed media
new media
news media
old media
otitis media
print media
printed media
social media
via media

Synonyms and antonyms of encyclopaedia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «encyclopaedia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Find out the translation of encyclopaedia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of encyclopaedia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «encyclopaedia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

百科全书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enciclopedia
570 millions of speakers

English

encyclopaedia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वकोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَوْسُوعَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энциклопедия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enciclopédia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বকোষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encyclopédie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ensiklopedia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enzyklopädie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

百科事典
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백과 사전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ensiklopedia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bách khoa toàn thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்சைக்ளோபீடியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एनसाइक्लोपीडिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ansiklopedi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enciclopedia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

encyklopedia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енциклопедія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enciclopedie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκυκλοπαίδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ensiklopedie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

encyklopedi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leksikon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encyclopaedia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCYCLOPAEDIA»

The term «encyclopaedia» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of encyclopaedia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «encyclopaedia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCYCLOPAEDIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «encyclopaedia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «encyclopaedia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encyclopaedia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCYCLOPAEDIA»

Discover the use of encyclopaedia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encyclopaedia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
The Encyclopaedia Which Brings Together An Array Of Experts, Gives A Perspective On The Fascinating Journey Of Hindi Cinema From The Turn Of The Last Century To Becoming A Leader In The World Of Celluloid.
Gulazāra, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, 2003
2
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo
All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof.
Amaresh Datta, 1987
3
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and ...
Offer more than six hundred entries on developments in Asia, Africa, the Islamic world, Native America, and the Pacific
Helaine Selin, 1997
4
Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: He-N
Following volume 1 (987 articles from letter A to letter C) and volume 2 (1061 articles from D to Ha) the present volume includes articles ranging alphabetically from He to N. The Encyclopaedia focuses on the cultural region consistingof ...
Siegbert Uhlig, 2007
5
The Encyclopaedia Logic, with the Zusätze: Part I of the ...
Hegel's Prefaces to each of the three editions of the Enzyklopädie are translated for the first time into English.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Henry Silton Harris, 1991
6
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics
This is the third supplementary volume to Kluwer's highly acclaimed twelve-volume Encyclopaedia of Mathematics.
Michiel Hazewinkel, 1989
7
An Encyclopaedia of Translation: Chinese-English, ...
In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive ...
Sin-wai Chan, David E. Pollard, 2001
8
Encyclopaedia of Nationalism
The reader will find in-depth discussions of the work of modern theoreticians of nationalism."--BOOK JACKET.
Athena S. Leoussi
9
Ellis' British Railway Engineering Encyclopaedia
An illustrated encyclopaedia of British railway engineering terminology, jargon and slang. Nearly 10,000 entries, fully cross referenced.
‎2006
10
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: ...
This book will sell because everything that people do is measured in units of one type or another.
François Cardarelli, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCYCLOPAEDIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encyclopaedia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The secret of March 27
The online encyclopaedia lists 821 noteworthy births and 432 deaths on March 27, dramatically more than runner-up, March 4, which records ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Trendsetter
His wit and humour along with incomparable knowledge of music earned him the name 'Walking Encyclopaedia of Music and Matters of Music.'. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
What is bowling's future in Windsor?
... know now, however, is said to have begun in approximately the third or fourth century in Germany, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
4
Three great Muslim inventors
His most famous works are The Book of Healing, a philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and The Canon of Medicine, a medical ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
5
Panel: Paradigm Shift In Film Watching Has Created Need For New …
Zachariev described the new platforms to be “almost like an encyclopaedia of film.” Currently EuroVoD has members in 12 countries and all of ... «Intellectual Property Watch, Jul 15»
6
How to access Wikipedia on mobile in UAE without data charges
... Foundation will reduce barriers to information and knowledge by providing access to the mobile version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»
7
Guernsey football league looks for more volunteers
... coordinator, so he will be missed. "As a friend and a colleague, everyone knows Garry, he's the walking encyclopaedia of Guernsey football." ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
8
Danilo Kiš The Encyclopedia of the Dead
How can all this deeply personal detail about the narrator's father be known by the faceless compilers of an encyclopaedia? The story is ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
9
With expert gardening in mind
Philip is 30 and is the group's exotic plant expert; he has more than 60 species of cacti in his collection, while James, 25, is a walking plant encyclopaedia, but ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
10
McArthur|Is sugar the new cigarettes in terms of how harmful it is to …
... positive impact on your health. Pharmacist & author of the Canadian Encyclopaedia of Natural Medicine Sherry Torkos joins us to discuss. «640 Toronto News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Encyclopaedia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/encyclopaedia>. Apr 2024 ».
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