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encyclopaedia vs book of knowledge

book of knowledge vs encyclopaedia

encyclopaedia and book of knowledge both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encyclopaedia Yes No No No
book of knowledge Yes No No No
As nouns, book of knowledge is a hyponym of encyclopaedia; that is, book of knowledge is a word with a more specific, narrower 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 knowledge: an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
encyclopaedia (noun) book of knowledge (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 an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
Difference between encyclopaedia and book of knowledge

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