Definition of CYCLOPAEDIA. Meaning of CYCLOPAEDIA. Synonyms of CYCLOPAEDIA

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word CYCLOPAEDIA. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word CYCLOPAEDIA and, of course, CYCLOPAEDIA synonyms and on the right images related to the word CYCLOPAEDIA.

Definition of CYCLOPAEDIA

Cyclopaedia
Cyclopedia Cy`clo*pe"di*a Cyclopaedia Cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a(s?`kl?-p?"d?-?), n. [NL., from Gr. ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See Cycle, and cf. Encyclopedia, Pedagogue.] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.

Meaning of CYCLOPAEDIA from wikipedia

- Look up cyclopaedia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cyclopedia, cyclopaedia and cyclopedien are archaic terms for an encyclopedia. The term may specifically...
- The English Cyclopaedia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge (London, 1854–1862, 4to, 23 vols., 12,117 pages; supplements, 1869–1873, 4 vols., 2858...
- Rees's Cyclopædia, in full The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, was an important 19th-century British encyclopaedia...
- The Penny Cyclopædia published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was a multi-volume encyclopedia edited by George Long and published...
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World. Published...
- Pears' Cyclopaedia was a one-volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom. Pears' Soap launched the original Pears' Shilling Cyclopaedia in December...
- Cyclopædia: or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is a British encyclopedia prepared by Ephraim Chambers and first published in 1728. Six more...
- Universal Cyclopaedia was edited by Charles Kendall Adams, and was published by D. Appleton & Company in 1900. The name was changed to Universal Cyclopaedia and...
- Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts is a multi-volume encyclopedia focusing on manufacturing, mining, and engineering. It was edited by Charles Tomlinson...
- Brown Cyclopaedia is the debut album of Pelt, released in 1995 through Radioactive Rat Records. All tracks are written by Pelt Pelt Patrick Best – instruments...