encyclopedia

Summary

encyclopedia is a literary form^[1]. encyclopedia ranks in the top 2% of literary_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,778 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• encyclopedia's instance of is recorded as literary form^[3].
• encyclopedia is a type of reference work^[4].
• encyclopedia is a type of knowledge organization system^[5].
• encyclopedia is a type of tertiary source^[6].
• encyclopedia is a type of serial^[7].
• encyclopedia is a type of lexicon^[8].
• encyclopedia's Commons category is recorded as Encyclopedias^[9].
• encyclopedia's said to be the same as is recorded as universal encyclopedia^[10].
• encyclopedia's said to be the same as is recorded as Q1783497^[11].
• encyclopedia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Encyclopedias^[12].
• encyclopedia's described at URL is recorded as https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Encyclopedia^[13].
• encyclopedia's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Encyclopedias^[14].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[15].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[19].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as New World Encyclopedia^[25].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[26].
• encyclopedia's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for encyclopedia include Wikipedia^[28], a MediaWiki wiki^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2001^[31], headquartered in San Francisco^[32], written by Wikipedia community^[33]; Grokipedia^[34], a knowledge base^[35], founded in 2025^[36]; Wookieepedia^[37], a Fandom wiki^[38], founded in 2005^[39]; Banglapedia^[40], a national encyclopedia^[41], in Bangladesh^[42]; Lostpedia^[43], a Fandom wiki^[44]; Sylheti Wikipedia^[45], a Wikipedia language edition^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2025^[48]; Histropedia^[49], a website^[50]; and Kurdipedia^[51], a website^[52], founded in 2008^[53].

Why It Matters

encyclopedia ranks in the top 2% of literary_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,778 views/month).^[2] encyclopedia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] encyclopedia is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for encyclopedia include Wikipedia^[28], a MediaWiki wiki^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2001^[31], headquartered in San Francisco^[32], written by Wikipedia community^[33]; Grokipedia^[34], a knowledge base^[35], founded in 2025^[36]; Wookieepedia^[37], a Fandom wiki^[38], founded in 2005^[39]; Banglapedia^[40], a national encyclopedia^[41], in Bangladesh^[42]; Lostpedia^[43], a Fandom wiki^[44]; and Sylheti Wikipedia^[45], a Wikipedia language edition^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2025^[48].