(n.) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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