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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines an encyclopedia as:

A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a particular field, usually arranged alphabetically.

In these days of instant internet research, many people have forgotten (or never even knew) the differences between an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an almanac, an atlas, etc.

To read more on the ins and outs of the fascinating world of encyclopedias, see Answers.com via the Related Link.

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it is a complete classified compendium of all knowledge

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