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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates