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| The Greek phrase is enkuklios
paideia, made up of enkuklios, “cyclical,
periodic, ordinary,” and paideia, “education,”
and meaning “general education.” |
| “Encyclopedia.”
The American Heritage® Dictionary of
the English Language, 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin,
2000. |
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| Columbia Encyclopedia |
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| Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and
one-half million words on a vast range of topics),
and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references,
the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete
and up-to-date encyclopediæ ever produced. |
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| Guide
Pronunciation Key
Preface
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Staff
Bibliographic Record |
- Alphabetic Index of Entries
- This
browsable alphabetic index comprises over 51,000
entries.
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Index
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listing of entries grouped by hundreds of separate
categories.
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Strumenti
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