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कुनै निश्चित बिषय वा अनेक बिषयमा सङ्ग्रह गरिएको मानब ज्ञानलाई विश्वकोष भनिन्छ। विश्वकोष सामान्यतया किताबको रुपमा हुन्छ। यसको शब्दिक अर्थ विश्वभरिका ज्ञानको भण्डार हो। अङ्ग्रेजीमा यसलाई इन्साइक्लोपीडिया भनिन्छ, जुन ल्याटिन भाषाको शब्द हो, जुन यूनानी भाषाको 'εγκύκλιος παιδεία' बाट आएको शब्द हो, जसको अर्थ 'शिक्षणको परिधिमा' हो।

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विश्वकोषका प्रकारहरू

There are different types of encyclopedia. Some are general and have pages on lots of topics. The English language Encyclopædia Britannica 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 the Dictionary of National Biography, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, and Black's Law Dictionary.

There are two main ways of organizing encyclopedias: from A to Z (the alphabetical way) or by categories. Most encyclopedias go from A to Z.