n.
Pronunciation: in- ˌ s ī -kl ə - ' p ē -d ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais child ― more at FEW
Date: 1644
: a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject