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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Source and encyclopedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Encyclopedia".
Nearby Words: encyclopedic, encyclopedist
Source
Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Encyclopedia and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encyclopedia" instead a noun "Source".
Both words in one sentence
- For some reason, the denizens of said encyclopedia treat this section as a source of endless amusement and laughter.
- In the Encyclopedia Brown series it is a constant source of embarrassment for Bugs Meany that he got beat up by Sally Kimball.
Source: I Was Beaten by a Girl - In Paper Towns, Omnictionary is an online encyclopedia which attempts to be a go-to source for everything but tends to suffer from narrow interest pools and vandalism, which should put one in mind of a certain website that we are not.
Source: Affectionate Parody / Literature
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Source and Encyclopedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/source
Encyclopedia & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/source>.
Source or Encyclopedia. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/source.
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