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encyclopaedia vs book of facts

book of facts vs encyclopaedia

encyclopaedia and book of facts both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encyclopaedia Yes No No No
book of facts Yes No No No
As nouns, book of facts is a hypernym of encyclopaedia; that is, book of facts is a word with a broader meaning than encyclopaedia:
  • encyclopaedia: 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
  • book of facts: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Other hypernyms of encyclopaedia include reference, reference book, reference work.
encyclopaedia (noun) book of facts (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 encyclopaedia and book of facts

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