encyclopediæ

A form of encyclopedia — A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of encyclopedia

    If we desire to find the hidden meaning and subtlety of the pictorial symbols we must search these mediæval encyclopediæ.

    1911, Alfred Maskell, Wood Sculpture, page 341
Cite this entry
APA

encyclopediæ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encyclopedi%C3%A6

MLA

“encyclopediæ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encyclopedi%C3%A6. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encyclopediæ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encyclopedi%C3%A6.

Source: encyclopediæ on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.