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variants also cyclopaedia
Definition of cyclopedianext

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Noun
  • Whether playing banjo, guitar or the percussion instrument known as bones, Flemons is a walking encyclopedia of pre-war African-American string-band styles, blues, country and Black cowboy folk songs whose performances are wonderfully down-to-earth.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Fewer readers visit the encyclopedia directly.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The supporting cast, including Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, and Catalina Sandino Moreno, all get their own assault rifle and dictionary of cop lingo.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The growing catalog of run-ins comes as a half-century of international peacekeeping efforts along the border face an uncertain future.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Using the book as a conscious tool of image-building is a more recent phenomenon, however, leading critic Jaime Fuller to lament the banality of such tomes in his 2019 Literary Hub article.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The film has been in the works for over three decades, dating back to when del Toro first read a copy of Mary Shelley’s iconic tome as an 11-year-old.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Cyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclopedia. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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