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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Cyclopedia--encyclopedia
What is the difference between encyclopedia and cyclopedia? Why was encyclopedia once was called cyclopedia?
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org/wiki/London in 1728, and reprinted in numerous editions in the eighteenth century. The Cyclopaedia was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English.
- org/wiki/London in 1728, and reprinted in numerous editions in the eighteenth century.
- The Cyclopaedia was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English.
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According to Wikepedia : Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (two volumes in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_size) was anhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop
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Thanks, LouiseT.
But when these two words are both refered to reference books in a group concept, do they mean the same thing? Are they interchangeable?
But when these two words are both refered to reference books in a group concept, do they mean the same thing? Are they interchangeable?
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Hi,
When these two words are both refered to 'reference books' in a group concept, do they mean the same thing? Are they interchangeable?
When these two words are both refered to 'reference books' in a group concept, do they mean the same thing? Are they interchangeable?
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I have had a look at other references on the internet and certainly in some dictionaries the words are synonymous. One reference gave cyclopaedia to be an abbreviation of encyclopaedia and another states that Cyclopaedia was an early example of an encyclopaedia.
I would always use encyclopaedia.
I would always use encyclopaedia.
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