Variants
(chiefly British): encyclopaedia. The spelling encyclopedia is standard in American, Canadian, Australian and International English and is also common in British English.
Encyclopedia \\En*cy`clo*pe"di*a\\, Encyclopaedia
\\En*cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\\, n.
- A reference work (often in several volumes) containing in-depth articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with a wide range of subjects or with some particular specialty
