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Today it means: The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κύκλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύκλος“circle”
  2. English todaycyclopaedia

From Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “child-rearing, education”). See cycle, and compare encyclopedia.

Words from the same roots

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