encyclopedia
Example Sentences
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The chatbots also appeared conflicted about what role to play, shifting between acting like medical encyclopedias, life coaches and supportive friends.
Use encyclopedias, almanacs, anything you can get your hands on.
From Literature
"It is precisely this deliberate openness and community model that upholds the neutrality and trustworthiness essential for a global encyclopedia: no single individual, company, or agenda can exert influence over the work."
From Barron's
When his parents gave him a 10-volume encyclopedia, he read the books so often that he memorized their contents and wore off their covers.
He was about 12 when his family bought the first set of encyclopedias that he can remember.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.