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reference work vs cyclopaedia

cyclopaedia vs reference work

reference work and cyclopaedia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reference work Yes No No No
cyclopaedia Yes No No No
As nouns, cyclopaedia is a hyponym of reference work; that is, cyclopaedia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reference work:
  • reference work: 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 work (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 work and cyclopaedia

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