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variants also cyclopaedia
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  1. encyclopedia
  2. dictionary
  3. catalog
  4. tome
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  • The five pillars establish Wikipedia as a free online encyclopedia, with articles that are accurate and cite reliable sources, and editors – called Wikipedians – who avoid bias and treat one another with respect.
    Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2023
  • At times, listening to him is like reading the world’s most eclectic encyclopedia.
    Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024
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  • Coined around 2004, the term gained prominence throughout the last decade, with Merriam Webster adding the word to its dictionary in 2018.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In their hands, the dictionary was a form of political speech, the only kind that ever worked for them.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • The offering will see Audible’s catalog of more than one million audiobooks made available on Amazon Music, in addition to the platform’s existing music catalog and podcast offerings.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Spotify Premium subs can select from among 250,000 audiobook titles (out of its 375,000-plus title catalog) toward the 15-hour monthly limit.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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  • Co-authoring a tome with Patterson has become something of a status symbol among a certain A-list milieu; unsurprisingly, he’s been flooded with offers.
    Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a cavernous sublevel housing the Radical Media Archive, which houses more than 2,000 rare and historical books, magazines and posters from the counterculture era of the ’50s to the ’80s, as well as contemporary tomes on graphic designs and photography.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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