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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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Combined with Samuel’s excellent writing and direction, the film is both a period piece and an encyclopedia of reverence to the work of generations of filmmakers.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Yesterday was Wikipedia Day, celebrating the first edit made to the online encyclopedia on January 15, 2001.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
An overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a film encyclopedia, and most important to me a friend.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
This is not an encyclopedia but an essential tool for understanding wine’s complexities and its future.
—Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Yesterday was Wikipedia Day, celebrating the first edit made to the online encyclopedia on January 15, 2001.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
An overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a film encyclopedia, and most important to me a friend.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
This is not an encyclopedia but an essential tool for understanding wine’s complexities and its future.
—Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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Unsubscribe from useless catalogs, and separate the rest into bills, personal, invitations, charity, etc. Day 31: Keeping it Clean Day 31: On day 31, bask in your organized and simplified home.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Learn more about what Hulu offers, including pricing, catalog and special deals and bundles, here.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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But Robinson lent his work a different kind of conceptual underpinning via his process, which relied not on traditional training but the kind of learning available in amateur painting books.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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He’s promised to bring the energy of his L.A. roots to the New Orleans stage, and with SZA by his side, this Halftime Show is shaping up to be one for the history books.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Inclusion: School textbooks and curriculum should include not only accurate information about various educational disciplines but also information that is representative of people from various nations and races who were key contributors.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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During a visit with primary school students in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Melania Trump also promoted a USAID program that distributed more than 1.4 million textbooks to students.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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