Enzyklopädie

German

Alternative forms
  • Encyclopädie (archaic)

Etymology

Variant of earlier Encyclopädie, from New Latin encyclopaedia with influence from French encyclopédie, from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing; education”), q.v.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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