Definition of "encyclopaedias" [encyclopaedias]

• Alternative form of encyclopaediae;Plural form of encyclopaedia. (noun)

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• "Most of these little letter groupings pop up in academia like prairie dogs across the plains, in journals, dissertations and encyclopedias (or "encyclopaedias" - more on that later)."
• "German literature between 1640 and 1740 only indicates a knowledge on the part of German readers either of Dryden's criticisms or of the accounts of him printed in English encyclopaedias."
• "Workers at one charity shop in Swansea, in south Wales, described how the most vulnerable shoppers were seeking out thick books such as encyclopaedias for a few pence because they were cheaper than coal."