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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_116602" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72698" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72698" /> == | ||
<p> A name of [[Greek]] derivation, given to works which embrace within their pages a more or less complete account, in alphabetical order, of the whole round of human knowledge, or of some particular section of it. Attempts in this direction were made as far back as Aristotle's day, and various others have since been made from time to time, according as the circle of knowledge widened. [[Amongst]] famous encyclopædias which have appeared, mention may be made of the | <p> A name of [[Greek]] derivation, given to works which embrace within their pages a more or less complete account, in alphabetical order, of the whole round of human knowledge, or of some particular section of it. Attempts in this direction were made as far back as Aristotle's day, and various others have since been made from time to time, according as the circle of knowledge widened. [[Amongst]] famous encyclopædias which have appeared, mention may be made of the French "Encyclopédie" ( <i> q. v </i> .); the "Encyclopædia Britannica," [[Edinburgh]] (1708-1771), now in its ninth edition; the German "Encyclopedie," begun in 1818 by Ersch and Gruber, and not yet completed, although 170 volumes have appeared; while the largest of all is the Chinese encyclopædia, in 5020 vols., printed in [[Pekin]] in 1726. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_116602"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/encyclopaedia Encyclopædia from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72698"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/encyclopædia Encyclopædia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72698"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/encyclopædia Encyclopædia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:57, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A name of Greek derivation, given to works which embrace within their pages a more or less complete account, in alphabetical order, of the whole round of human knowledge, or of some particular section of it. Attempts in this direction were made as far back as Aristotle's day, and various others have since been made from time to time, according as the circle of knowledge widened. Amongst famous encyclopædias which have appeared, mention may be made of the French "Encyclopédie" ( q. v .); the "Encyclopædia Britannica," Edinburgh (1708-1771), now in its ninth edition; the German "Encyclopedie," begun in 1818 by Ersch and Gruber, and not yet completed, although 170 volumes have appeared; while the largest of all is the Chinese encyclopædia, in 5020 vols., printed in Pekin in 1726.
