Encyclopedias and Wikipedia

Encyclopedia /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/

​a book or set of books giving information about all areas of knowledge or about different areas of one particular subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order; a similar collection of information in digital form

 

‘all-round education’. from enkyklios "circular," also "general" (see in + kyklos "circle;" from PIE root *kwel- (1) "revolve, move round") + paideia "education, child-rearing," from pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-).

 

I prefer to read an encyclopedia of literature.

That woman is a walking encyclopedia.

 

Wikipedia /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdiə/

 

Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia.