Word: encyclopedias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
cy
clo
pe
di
as
Definition: Plural of encyclopedia; a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Morphemes:
Affix: encyclopedia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A comprehensive reference 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐγκύκλιος
Language: grc
Decoded: egkuklios
Meaning: circular
Affix: παῖς
Language: grc
Decoded: pais
Meaning: child
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to other nouns
Affix: -ίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.