encyclopedie
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See also: encyclopédie
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French encyclopédie, from Middle French , from New Latin encyclopaedīa, from a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌɑnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/, (colloquial) /ˌɛnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/, /ˌɑnsəˌkloːpəˈdi/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˌɛnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/
- Hyphenation: en‧cy‧clo‧pe‧die
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
encyclopedie m (plural encyclopedieën, diminutive encyclopedietje n)
- encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)
- (now chiefly academic jargon) encyclopedia (comprehensive summary of knowledge)
- Hij onderwees encyclopedie van het recht.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ensiklopedie
- → Indonesian: ènsiklopèdi