Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia 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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References and encyclopedia are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "References" with "Encyclopedia", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: encyclopedic, encyclopedist
References
Encyclopedia and references are semantically related in printed matter with information topic. Sometimes you can use "Encyclopedia" instead a noun "References".
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The encyclopedia also references the scholarly work of Bronso of Ix, a historian executed at the beginning of Dune Messiah especially in the article for Dr. Yueh.
Source: Literature / Dune Encyclopedia -
Reference Overdosed: The manga makes so many references that each volume of the English translation has a small encyclopedia worth of annotations in the back.
Source: Manga / Excel Saga - You need an encyclopedia to catch all the historical references and literary in-jokes.
Source: Genius Bonus / Literature
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References and Encyclopedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/references
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References or Encyclopedia. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/references.
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