Encyclopaedia and Reference book

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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Reference book and Encyclopaedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_book
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