Associations to the word «Cyclopaedia»

Wiktionary

CYCLOPAEDIA, noun. (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
CYCLOPAEDIA, noun. (archaic) An encyclopedia.

Dictionary definition

CYCLOPAEDIA, noun. A reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.