Icelandic: alfræðibók (is) f, alfræðiorðabók (is) f, alfræðirit (is) n.Hungarian: enciklopédia (hu), lexikon (hu).German: Enzyklopädie (de) f, Lexikon (de) n, Konversationslexikon (de) n.Finnish: tietosanakirja (fi), ensyklopedia (fi).Danish: encyklopædi (da), leksikon (da) n.Azerbaijani: ensiklopediya (az), biliklik ( South Azerbaijani ).A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.( UK, US ) IPA ( key): /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/Įncyclopedia ( plural encyclopedias or encyclopediae or encyclopediæ).The National Scientific Publishers encyclopedia (Polish) Alternative forms įrom New Latin encyclopaedia ( “ general education ” ), from Renaissance Ancient Greek ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία ( enkuklopaideía, “ education in the circle of arts and sciences ” ), a mistaken univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ ( enkúklios paideíā, “ education in the circle of arts and sciences ” ), from ἐγκύκλιος ( enkúklios, “ circular ” ) + παιδείᾱ ( paideíā, “ child-rearing, education ” ).

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