Meanings
suffix
alternative -paedia · alternative -pædia
- A specialized encyclopedia about the prefixed subject.
unicorn + -o- + -pedia → Unicornopedia (“an encyclopedia about unicorns”)
- A general encyclopedia in the structure described by the prefix.
kid + -pedia → Kidpedia (“an encyclopedia for young children”)
Origin
Back-formation from encyclopedia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans -pedia
- -pediaTranslations
Ancient Greek -παιδεία
- -παιδεία (-paideía)Translations
Catalan -pèdia
- -pèdiaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 百科
- 百科 (-bǎikē)Translations
Czech -pedie
- -pedieTranslations
Dutch -pedia
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Esperanto -pedio
- -pedioTranslations
Finnish -pedia
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French -pédie
- -pédieTranslations
German -pädie
- -pädieTranslations
Greek -παίδεια
- -παίδεια (-paídeia)Translations
Hindi -पीडिया
- -पीडिया (-pīḍiyā)Translations
Icelandic -pedia
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Indonesian -pedia
- -pediaTranslations
Irish -péid
- -péidTranslations
Italian -pedia
- -pediaTranslations
Japanese ペディア
- ペディア (-pedia)Translations
Korean -피디아
- -피디아 (-pidia)Translations
Latin -paedīa
- -paedīaTranslations
Polish -pedia
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Portuguese -pédia
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Romanian -pedie
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Russian -пе́дия
- -пе́дия (-pédija)Translations
Spanish -pedia
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Swedish -pedi
- -pediTranslations
Turkish -pedi
- -pediTranslations
Ukrainian -пе́дія
- -пе́дія (-pédija)Translations
Vietnamese -pedia
- -pediaTranslations
Yiddish ־פּעדיע
- ־פּעדיע (-pedye)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
-pedia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pedia
MLA
“-pedia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pedia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-pedia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pedia.
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