Cyclopedia /(s?`kl?-p?"d?-?)/

Cy·clo·pe·di·a

Cyclopedia

n.
  1. The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
  2. A work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics; an encyclopedia. See Encyclopedia.