An encyclopedia, encyclopædia, or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either from all branches or from a particular field or discipline.

What is encyclopedia and example?

The definition of an encyclopedia is defined as a book or an electronic database with general knowledge on a range of topics. The Encyclopedia Britannica is an example of an encyclopedia. ... His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.

What is this word encyclopedia?

An encyclopedia is a reference work designed to cover all branches and topics of knowledge. ... Encyclopedia comes the Greek words for "comprehensive" (cyclo) and "education" (pedia). The first encyclopedias were books (usually in many volumes), but now we have online and electronic encyclopedias.