The National Scientific Publishers encyclopedia (Polish)
Meaning
Noun
A comprehensivereference 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.
From New Latin encyclopaedia, from Renaissance Ancient Greek ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία, a mistaken univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ, from ἐγκύκλιος + παιδείᾱ.
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