Definition

1. Noun:
   • Encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work or compendium containing summaries of knowledge, either from all branches of knowledge or from a particular field, typically arranged alphabetically by article name.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi tra cứu thông tin về lịch sử Việt Nam trong cuốn bách khoa toàn thư. (I looked up information about Vietnamese history in the encyclopedia.)
  • Wikipedia được xem như một bách khoa toàn thư mở trực tuyến. (Wikipedia is considered an open online encyclopedia.)
  • Dự án này nhằm mục đích biên soạn một bách khoa toàn thư về văn hóa các dân tộc thiểu số. (This project aims to compile an encyclopedia of ethnic minority cultures.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can function attributively as a modifier, similar to "encyclopedic."
  • kiến thức bách khoa toàn thư (encyclopedic knowledge)
  • từ điển bách khoa toàn thư (an encyclopedic dictionary)

Variants and Related Words

• Bách khoa (n): Often used as a shortened, more colloquial form meaning "encyclopedia" or, attributively, "general" or "comprehensive."
  • từ điển bách khoa (an encyclopedic dictionary / a general knowledge dictionary)
• Từ điển bách khoa (n): A common alternative term for "encyclopedia," literally translating to "encyclopedic dictionary."

Synonyms

• Encyclopedia / Encyclopaedia: A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject.
• Compendium: A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject.
• Reference work: A publication to which one can refer for authoritative facts.

Related Concepts

• Kiến thức phổ thông: General knowledge.
• Tra cứu: To look up, to consult (a reference source).

1. (cũ) Encyclopaedia