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reference book vs cyclopaedia

cyclopaedia vs reference book

reference book and cyclopaedia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reference book Yes No No No
cyclopaedia Yes No No No
As nouns, cyclopaedia is a hyponym of reference book; that is, cyclopaedia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reference book:
  • reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
  • cyclopaedia: 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 (noun) cyclopaedia (noun)
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts 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
Difference between reference book and cyclopaedia

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