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(en-cy-clo-pae-di-a) 6 syllables

Definition

noun. a book or set of books containing information on many subjects.

Example Sentence

You can find information in the encyclopaedia. Spelled with an ae.

More Example Sentences

The encyclopaedia has many interesting facts.

Synonyms

reference book; compendium; lexicon

Antonyms

fiction book

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

encyclopaedia
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • media

  • actmedia
  • transmedia

  • intermedia
  • macromedia
  • metromedia
  • multimedia
  • telemedia
  • unimedia

  • encyclopaedia
  • encyclopedia
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