The salesman talked my parents into buying a set of encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
Synonyms for "encyclopedias" (6 found)
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Noun(2 words)
digital reference worksencyclopedia
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Noun(1 words)
general compendium
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
online reference worksreference worksweb encyclopedia
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3 entriesreference bookreference resourcereference work
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7 entriesbiographical encyclopediadigital encyclopediageneral encyclopediaonline encyclopediaopen access encyclopediasubject encyclopediaweb encyclopedia
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6 entriesencyclopedia articleencyclopedia entrygeneral encyclopediaonline encyclopediaprint encyclopediasubject encyclopedia
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I went from door to door trying to sell encyclopedias.
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There are many explanations for the generation of lift found in encyclopedias, in basic physics textbooks, and on Web sites. Unfortunately, many of the explanations are misleading and incorrect.
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Sami sold encyclopedias.
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