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ENCYCLOPE'DY, n. [Gr. in, a circle, and instruction; instruction in a circle, or circle of instruction.] The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction or knowledge. More particularly, a collection of...

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ENCYCLOPE'DY, n. [Gr. in, a circle, and instruction; instruction in a circle, or circle of instruction.]

The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction or knowledge. More particularly, a collection of the principal facts, principles and discoveries, in all branches of science and the arts, digested under proper titles and arranged in alphabetical order; as the French Encyclopedia; the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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