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 work and encyclopaedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference work" instead a noun "Encyclopaedia". popular alternative
Nearby Words: encyclopaedic, encyclopaedist
Reference work
Reference work noun - A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.
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Encyclopaedia and reference work are semantically related. You can use "Encyclopaedia" instead a noun phrase "Reference work".
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- work and encyclopaedia
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- reference and encyclopaedia
- reference and reference work
- treatise and encyclopaedia
- treatise and reference work
- compendium and encyclopaedia
- compendium and reference work
- compilation and encyclopaedia
- compilation and reference work
- edition and encyclopaedia
- edition and reference work
- album and encyclopaedia
- album and reference work
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Reference work and Encyclopaedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_work
Encyclopaedia & Reference work. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_work>.
Reference work or Encyclopaedia. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopaedia/reference_work.
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