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en·cy·clo·pe·dia, a.Brit en·cy·clo·pae·dia [ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpi:diə, Am enˈ-] N
encyclopedia
Lexikon nt <-s, Lẹ·xi·ka>
encyclopedia
Enzyklopädie f <-, -n> form
to be a walking encyclopaedia
ein wandelndes Lexikon sein inf hum
the new encyclopedia runs to several thousand pages
die neue Enzyklopädie umfasst mehrere tausend Seiten
may I interest you in this encyclopaedia?
darf ich Ihnen diese Enzyklopädie vorstellen?
German
German
English
English
Enzyklopädie
encyclopaedia
Enzyklopädie
encyclopedia bes. Am
Konversationslexikon
encyclop[a]edia
Lexikon
encyclop[a]edia
Musiklexikon
encyclop[a]edia [or dictionary] of music
bei Subskription der Enzyklopädie
by subscribing to the encyclopedia
ich bin doch nicht allwissend!, bin ich allwissend? inf
what do you think I am? a walking encyclop[a]edia?
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may I interest you in this encyclopaedia?
darf ich Ihnen diese Enzyklopädie vorstellen?
to be a walking encyclopaedia
ein wandelndes Lexikon sein inf hum
the new encyclopedia runs to several thousand pages
die neue Enzyklopädie umfasst mehrere tausend Seiten
Musiklexikon
encyclop[a]edia [or dictionary] of music
ich bin doch nicht allwissend!, bin ich allwissend? inf
what do you think I am? a walking encyclop[a]edia?
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The encyclopedia does not include a list of reference works used in each article.
en.wikipedia.org
The encyclopedia included articles written by 359 other authors.
en.wikipedia.org
They are an invaluable resource for topics omitted from modern encyclopedias, particularly for biography and the history of science and technology.
en.wikipedia.org
The book of the dead grew into more of an encyclopedia of political violence.
en.wikipedia.org
The third module is an interactive encyclopedia which incorporates the pharmacology, usage, testing standards and global trade names of all antiinfective drugs and vaccines.
en.wikipedia.org
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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Portal to German literature, painting, and photography, also to encyclopedia and search engines
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www.goethe.de
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Portal zu Dokumenten deutscher Literatur, Malerei, Fotographie, sowie zu Lexika und Suchmaschinen
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www.goethe.de
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encyclopedia with data, photos, history, contact addresses and much more infos about traditional rigged sailing ships
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www.tallship-fan.de
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Lexikon mit Daten, Fotos, Geschichten, Kontaktadressen und vielen anderen Infos zu Traditionssegelschiffen
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www.tallship-fan.de
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encyclopedia with data, photos, history, contact addresses and much more infos about traditional rigged sailing ships
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www.tallship-fan.de
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Lexikon mit Daten, Fotos, Geschichte, Kontaktadressen und vielen anderen Infos zu Traditionssegelschiffen
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www.tallship-fan.de
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The main body of the collection comprises reference works, encyclopedias, manuals, bibliographies, biographical works and topographic architectural guides.
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www.museumsbibliotheken.frankfurt.de
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Den Kern bilden die Nachschlagewerke mit Lexika, Handbüchern, Bibliografien, biografischen Sammelwerken und topografisch orientierten Architekturführern.
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www.museumsbibliotheken.frankfurt.de
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Extract from the encyclopedia of superlatives
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www.lustige-weltrekorde.de
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Auszug aus dem Mosaik Lexikon der Superlative :
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www.lustige-weltrekorde.de

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