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Encyclic
Pronunciation : En*cyc"lic, En*cyc"li*cal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. encyclique. See Cycle.]
Definition : Defn: Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : En*cyc"lic, En*cyc"li*cal
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. Shipley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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