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Webster 1913 Edition
Encyclopedist
En-cyˊclo-pe′dist
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
encyclopédiste
.] The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences.
The Encyclopedists
, the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors were
Diderot
and D’Alembert
. Among the contributors were Voltaire
and Rousseau
.Webster 1828 Edition
Encyclopedist
ENCYCLOPE'DIST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
encyclopedist
encyclopedist
English
Alternative forms
Noun
encyclopedist (plural encyclopedists)
- A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.
- A person helping to write an encyclopedia.
Translations
member of a group of French authors
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person helping to write an encyclopedia
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