as in dictionary
a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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Gates worked as a multimedia product developer for Microsoft in the 1980s, working on projects that included the company’s word processing software, Microsoft Word, and the company’s encyclopedia project, Encarta.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Wikipedia editors are discussing a strike and have even suggested changing its fundraising banners to critique recent layoffs at the Wikimedia Foundation, which maintains the online encyclopedia.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2026
Some encyclopedia, to have plenty of toilet paper.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias.
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Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Wikipedia editors are discussing a strike and have even suggested changing its fundraising banners to critique recent layoffs at the Wikimedia Foundation, which maintains the online encyclopedia.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2026
Some encyclopedia, to have plenty of toilet paper.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias.
—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Adopt a sensitive data detection platform that’s access-control-aware and lineage-savvy and extend it with custom dictionaries and RegEx patterns.
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The dictionary's selection came, in part, from fans' reactions to Swift and Kelce's engagement.
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For those who love a ‘50s feel but prefer not to resemble a costume from the Spirit Halloween catalog, the On 34th minidress has that nostalgic look with a contemporary feel.
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As an artist, Swift may need to evaluate royalties, intellectual property rights, touring income and control over her music catalog.
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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
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The midnight fireworks display on the National Mall on July 4 was one for the history books.
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Entomologists actually still use his textbook and it’s considered a bible of Filipino mosquitoes.
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In the afternoon, students will partake in book clubs that read novels — a dying art in traditional public schools, driven in part by the increasing popularity of literacy curriculum programs that favor textbooks with short reading passages over whole books.
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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