Encyclopedia

kunae nishchit bishay vaa anek bishay maa sangraha (collection) garieko Maanab Gyan laai vishvakosha bhaninchha. Vishvakosh saamaanyatayaa kitaabako rupamaa hunchha. Yasako shabdik arth vishvabhari kaa knowledgeako bhandaar ho. English maa yasalaai encyclopedia bhaninchha, jun lyaatin bhaashaako shabd ho, jun Yunan Bhaashako 'εγκύκλιος παιδεία' baat aaeko shabd ho, jasako arth 'shikshanako paridhi maa' ho.

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vishvakosh chhaapn thaalieko sayau n varsh bhaisakeko chha.

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There are different types of encyclopedia. Some are general and have pages on lots of topics. The English language Encyclopædia Britannic and German Brockhaus are general encyclopedias. Some are about specific topics. For example, there are encyclopedias of medicine or Philosophy. There are also some encyclopedias that have lots of topics with one Point of view or one cultural Bias. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia is one of these.

Many dictionaries have a different sort of information as encyclopedias. Examples are rahaa Dictionary of National Biography, rahaa Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, and Black's Law Dictionary.