Encyclopedia
noun
A book or set of books containing information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject.
For my report on ancient Rome, I used an encyclopedia to find all the details.
Often appears as...
- set of encyclopedia
- encyclopedia reference
noun
A website or database developed systematically to provide information about a range of subjects.
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia freely accessible to everyone.
Often appears as...
- online encyclopedia
- digital encyclopedia
noun
A book or set of books containing information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject.
For my report on ancient Rome, I used an encyclopedia to find all the details.
Often appears as...
- set of encyclopedia
- encyclopedia reference
noun
A website or database developed systematically to provide information about a range of subjects.
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia freely accessible to everyone.
Often appears as...
- online encyclopedia
- digital encyclopedia
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extensive Coverage
Encyclopedias cover wide topics, ideal for starting research or general knowledge.
She read the entire encyclopedia set to broaden her knowledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Subject Depth
Some encyclopedias focus deeply on a single subject, offering detailed information.
The medical encyclopedia had comprehensive details on diseases.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority
They are seen as credible sources, often edited by experts.
His argument was supported by citations from a renowned encyclopedia.
Pro Tip 1/3Extensive Coverage
Encyclopedias cover wide topics, ideal for starting research or general knowledge.
She read the entire encyclopedia set to broaden her knowledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Subject Depth
Some encyclopedias focus deeply on a single subject, offering detailed information.
The medical encyclopedia had comprehensive details on diseases.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority
They are seen as credible sources, often edited by experts.
His argument was supported by citations from a renowned encyclopedia.
Pro Tip 1/3Extensive Coverage
Encyclopedias cover wide topics, ideal for starting research or general knowledge.
She read the entire encyclopedia set to broaden her knowledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Subject Depth
Some encyclopedias focus deeply on a single subject, offering detailed information.
The medical encyclopedia had comprehensive details on diseases.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority
They are seen as credible sources, often edited by experts.
His argument was supported by citations from a renowned encyclopedia.
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Jimmy Wales: How a...
is to get a free encyclopedia to every single person on the planet. And so, if you think about what that means, it means a lot more than just building a cool website. We're really interested in all the issues of the digital divide, poverty worldwide, empowering people everywhere to have the information that they need to make good decisions.
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The chaotic brilliance...
and listening to the music his father played at home. He drew inspiration from unexpected places, scribbling his own versions of cartoons, comic books and biblical scenes on scrap paper from his father’s office. But it was a medical encyclopedia that arguably exerted the most powerful influence on Basquiat.
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The puzzle of motivation...
They had deployed all the right incentives, They paid professionals to write and edit thousands of articles. Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right?
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Homeopathy, quackery and...
"Oh, it's in the library on the second shelf, behind the encyclopedia," but she doesn't say that. No, she doesn't. She doesn't bring any useful information to us. We paid a lot of money for that information, be we didn't get it. The second question that I'd like to ask, rather
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Where in the World is...
i would look in the encyclopedia and just see what was what but she followed the tried and true life path she went to college in new york city and then started her career in her hometown of detroit and then she did something that many people thought was crazy she quit her
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Autism — what we know...
and determine what those differences were between the mother, the father and the child. In doing so, I apologize, I'm going to use an outdated analogy of encyclopedias rather than Wikipedia, but I'm going to do so to try and help make the point
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Diana Laufenberg: How to...
because that is how information was being transported from teacher to student and then used in the world. When I was a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias at my house. It was purchased the year I was born, and it was extraordinary,
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Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
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Combatting the decline...
grandfather was a headmaster and a translator he was a walking encyclopedia of my culture and he taught me a lot he laid the foundations for the walk that I
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Sylvia Earle: How to...
Protected areas provide hope that the creatures of Ed Wilson's dream of an encyclopedia of life, or the census of marine life, will live not just as a list,
Video examples
Jimmy Wales: How a...
is to get a free encyclopedia to every single person on the planet. And so, if you think about what that means, it means a lot more than just building a cool website. We're really interested in all the issues of the digital divide, poverty worldwide, empowering people everywhere to have the information that they need to make good decisions.
Video examples
The chaotic brilliance...
and listening to the music his father played at home. He drew inspiration from unexpected places, scribbling his own versions of cartoons, comic books and biblical scenes on scrap paper from his father’s office. But it was a medical encyclopedia that arguably exerted the most powerful influence on Basquiat.
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
They had deployed all the right incentives, They paid professionals to write and edit thousands of articles. Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right?
Video examples
Homeopathy, quackery and...
"Oh, it's in the library on the second shelf, behind the encyclopedia," but she doesn't say that. No, she doesn't. She doesn't bring any useful information to us. We paid a lot of money for that information, be we didn't get it. The second question that I'd like to ask, rather
Video examples
Where in the World is...
i would look in the encyclopedia and just see what was what but she followed the tried and true life path she went to college in new york city and then started her career in her hometown of detroit and then she did something that many people thought was crazy she quit her
Video examples
Autism — what we know...
and determine what those differences were between the mother, the father and the child. In doing so, I apologize, I'm going to use an outdated analogy of encyclopedias rather than Wikipedia, but I'm going to do so to try and help make the point
Video examples
Diana Laufenberg: How to...
because that is how information was being transported from teacher to student and then used in the world. When I was a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias at my house. It was purchased the year I was born, and it was extraordinary,
Video examples
Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
Video examples
Combatting the decline...
grandfather was a headmaster and a translator he was a walking encyclopedia of my culture and he taught me a lot he laid the foundations for the walk that I
Video examples
Sylvia Earle: How to...
Protected areas provide hope that the creatures of Ed Wilson's dream of an encyclopedia of life, or the census of marine life, will live not just as a list,
Example 1 of 10
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Benny Fine
American Producer
We are always taking a hard look at how life was in the past in coming up with interesting subject matter for our various series, and remembering how much I used to want an encyclopedia as a kid made me realize wanting a set is very unlikely for teens today, and that conversation would be interesting.
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Wylie Dufresne
American Chef
As a pure source of reference, 'Modernist Cuisine' is incredibly helpful. It's like a modern-day encyclopedia, except for a single subject. It's not always the answer, but it's always a starting point. I feel honored to have been able to contribute to it.
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Gil Marks
American Writer
I have been collecting recipes and information for over 20 years, but three years ago, my editor said to me, 'You're a walking encyclopedia of food, so why don't you do an encyclopedia?
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Juan Felipe Herrera
American Poet
What I really had was stories, the oral traditions of my parents. We moved so much that that was really our encyclopedia. A dream world told to me from my parents in the living room.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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Logan Browning
American Actress
People look to 'Dear White People' as an encyclopedia of our culture. But it's also art, and there are characters with different perspectives.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.
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Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.
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Charles Van Doren
American Celebrity
Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.
Quote examples
Benny Fine
American Producer
We are always taking a hard look at how life was in the past in coming up with interesting subject matter for our various series, and remembering how much I used to want an encyclopedia as a kid made me realize wanting a set is very unlikely for teens today, and that conversation would be interesting.
Quote examples
Wylie Dufresne
American Chef
As a pure source of reference, 'Modernist Cuisine' is incredibly helpful. It's like a modern-day encyclopedia, except for a single subject. It's not always the answer, but it's always a starting point. I feel honored to have been able to contribute to it.
Quote examples
Gil Marks
American Writer
I have been collecting recipes and information for over 20 years, but three years ago, my editor said to me, 'You're a walking encyclopedia of food, so why don't you do an encyclopedia?
Quote examples
Juan Felipe Herrera
American Poet
What I really had was stories, the oral traditions of my parents. We moved so much that that was really our encyclopedia. A dream world told to me from my parents in the living room.
Quote examples
E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
Quote examples
Logan Browning
American Actress
People look to 'Dear White People' as an encyclopedia of our culture. But it's also art, and there are characters with different perspectives.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.
Quote examples
Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.
Quote examples
Charles Van Doren
American Celebrity
Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.
Quote examples
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.
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