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enciclopedia

encyclopedia

noun en-chee-kloh-peh-DEE-ah Rare

Origin: From Greek enkyklios paideia (general education).

Usage Note

Enciclopedia keeps the same root as its English counterpart but note the Italian spelling with 'c' before 'i' produces the 'ch' sound: en-chee-. The plural is regular: enciclopedie. The famous Italian national encyclopedia is the Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani), often simply called il Treccani.

Examples

"Ho cercato la parola sull'enciclopedia online."

Natural Translation

I looked up the word in the online encyclopedia.

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