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An '''encyclopedia''' or '''encyclopaedia''', also known as "cyclopedia" or "cyclopaedia", is a collection (usually a book) of [[information]]. Some are called "encyclopedic dictionaries".<ref>{{cite book |title= Modern Lexicography|last= Béjoint|first= Henri |year= 2000|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= |isbn= 0-19-829951-6|page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=|quote= }}</ref><ref>C. Codoner, S. Louis, M. Paulmier-Foucart, D. Hüe, M. Salvat, A. Llinares, ''L'Encyclopédisme. Actes du Colloque de Caen'', A. Becq (dir.), Paris, 1991.</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Lexicography at a Crossroads: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Today, Lexicographical Tools Tomorrow|editor1=Bergenholtz, H. |editor2=Nielsen, S. |editor3=Tarp, S. |publisher=Peter Lang|year=2009|isbn=978-3-03911-799-4}}</ref><ref>Blom, Phillip 2004. ''Enlightening the World: Encyclopédie, the book that changed the course of history''. Palgrave Macmillan. New York.</ref> | |||
All encyclopedias were printed, until the late 20th [[century]] when some were on [[Optical disc drive|CD-ROM]] and the [[Internet]]. 21st century encyclopedias are mostly online by [[Internet]]. | |||
The largest encyclopedia in the English language in India is [[English Bharatpedia]], which has more than {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles. The largest is the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', which is the largest one that is [[Publishing|printed]]. Either kind of encyclopedia can inform us on many different topics. | |||
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