Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encyclopaedia

/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: en-cy-clo-pae-dia
IPA: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/
British English: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

Inflected Forms

encyclopaedias (plural) encyclopaediae (plural)

Derived Forms

encyclopaedial encyclopaedian encyclopaedist

Synonyms

encyclopedia cyclopedia cyclopaedia

Rhymes With

media multimedia encyclopedia intermedia old media wikipedia hypermedia cyclopaedia soredia cybermedia

Questions

How do you pronounce encyclopaedia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/.
What does encyclopaedia mean?: Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.
Where does encyclopaedia come from?: Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v.

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