Realencyclopädie

German

Etymology

From real (real, concerned with things as opposed to words or ideas) + Encyclopädie (encyclopedia, collection of knowledge), former spelling of Enzyklopädie, q.v.

Noun

Realencyclopädie f (genitive Realencyclopädie, plural Realencyclopädien)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Realenzyklopädie; synonym of Enzyklopädie, an encyclopedia.
    • 1885, Meyers Konversationslexicon, Vol. V, s.v. "Encyklopädie":
      Ihren Vorläufer hatte die E. in lexikalischer Form (Realencyklopädie) bereits in dem »Lexikon« betitelten Realwörterbuch des Suidas (10.-11. Jahrh.) gehabt; ...
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