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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Reference book and encyclopaedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference book" instead a noun "Encyclopaedia".
Nearby Words: encyclopaedic, encyclopaedist
Reference book
Reference book noun - A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.
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Encyclopaedia and reference book are semantically related. You can use "Encyclopaedia" instead a noun phrase "Reference book".
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- work and encyclopaedia
- work and reference book
- reference and encyclopaedia
- reference and reference book
- index and encyclopaedia
- index and reference book
- catalogue and encyclopaedia
- catalogue and reference book
- volume and encyclopaedia
- volume and reference book
- compendium and encyclopaedia
- compendium and reference book
- compilation and encyclopaedia
- compilation and reference book
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Reference book and Encyclopaedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_book
Encyclopaedia & Reference book. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_book>.
Reference book or Encyclopaedia. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_book.
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