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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Work and encyclopedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Encyclopedia".
Nearby Words: encyclopedic, encyclopedist
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Encyclopedia and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encyclopedia" instead a noun "Work".
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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 - Encyclopedia Exposita: Author being Frank Herbert, no large work would be complete without this, right?
Source: Literature / ConSentiency -
Dr. Kleiner is practically a walking encyclopedia of technobabble when he's busy at work or making public announcements.
Source: Techno Babble
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Work and Encyclopedia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/work
Encyclopedia & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/work>.
Work or Encyclopedia. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encyclopedia/work.
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