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German
Etymology
From real (“real, concerned with things as opposed to words or ideas”) + Encyclopädie (“encyclopedia, collection of knowledge”), former spelling of Enzyklopädie, q.v.
Noun
Realencyclopädie f (genitive Realencyclopädie, plural Realencyclopädien)
- (archaic) Alternative form of Realenzyklopädie; synonym of Enzyklopädie, an encyclopedia.
- 1885, Meyers Konversationslexicon, Vol. V, s.v. "Encyklopädie":
Declension
Declension of Realencyclopädie
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