出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2010/08/31 14:16 UTC 版)
From Latin encyclopaedia < Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (“the circle of arts かつ sciences", "curriculum”) < ἐγκύκλιος (enkyklios, “circular, rounded, round”) < κύκλος (kyklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideia, “the rearing of a child", "education”), from παιδίον (paidion, “child”)
encyclopedia (複数形 encyclopedias)
The spelling encyclopedia is standard in American English, preferred in Canadian English, accepted in Australian and International English, and also very common in British English. It is more common than encyclopaedia, for example, in UK newspapers on Google News in 2009 by a 7:3 margin.
encyc (複数形 encycs)