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Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Encyclopaedia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/encyclopaedia.html. 1828.