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Meanings of encyclopaedias in English

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Usage of encyclopaedias in English
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She bought me those encyclopaedias for my tenth birthday, for Merlin's sake.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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Historical and literary encyclopaedias form a very notable feature in all Chinese libraries.
Handbook of Universal Literature, From the Best and Latest Autho...
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His name does not even feature in most of the standard literary encyclopaedias.
The Irish Times
4
Newspaper birthday lists and online encyclopaedias usually note Ben Dunne's birthday as March 3rd.
The Irish Times
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They don't even read novels, preferring encyclopaedias and scientific journals.
The Irish Times
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It is widely perceived as the most scholarly of encyclopaedias.
Wired
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Find out what drives people to collect stuff,from hankies and garden tools to encyclopaedias.
Radio NZ
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Dynamos and encyclopaedias, gin and rifles, shirtings and castings?
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
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It is the fashion to crack him up like the Bible, both encyclopaedias, that's all!
Miriam Monfort / A Novel
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We are surrounded by living encyclopaedias who walk about, think, act and wish to be immortalized.
The Physiology of Marriage, Part 1
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The greatest wonder is, that Nicolo Pesce ever obtained a place in the encyclopaedias of the world.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
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This must be one of the best encyclopaedias ever produced on the traditional music of any country.
The Irish Times
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The Neo-Confucianists also compiled great analytical works of history and encyclopaedias whose authority continued for many centuries.
A History of China
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To all the old subjects a new wealth of detail was added which made teaching encyclopaedias impossible.
The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
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She asked fewer questions than before, and seemed to have lost heart for consulting guide-books and encyclopaedias.
Roderick Hudson
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Other valuable sources of information are encyclopaedias.
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