Compilation
Compilation noun - A collection of writings.
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Encyclopaedia and compilation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encyclopaedia" instead a noun "Compilation".
Encyclopaedia
Encyclopaedia noun - A reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty.
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Compilation and encyclopaedia are semantically related. You can use "Compilation" instead a noun "Encyclopaedia".
Nearby Words: encyclopaedic, encyclopaedist
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The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book") is a compilation of the Vulgate Bible, an encyclopaedia, several history books, and a lot of other manuscripts, hand-written in the 13th century by a single scribe over a period of 20 years.
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Encyclopaedia and Compilation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compilation/encyclopaedia
Compilation & Encyclopaedia. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compilation/encyclopaedia>.
Encyclopaedia or Compilation. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compilation/encyclopaedia.
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