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cyclopedia vs reference book

reference book vs cyclopedia

cyclopedia and reference book both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cyclopedia Yes No No No
reference book Yes No No No
As nouns, reference book is a hypernym of cyclopedia; that is, reference book is a word with a broader meaning than cyclopedia:
  • cyclopedia: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
  • reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Other hypernyms of cyclopedia include book of facts, reference, reference work.
cyclopedia (noun) reference book (noun)
a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Difference between cyclopedia and reference book

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