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Webster 1913 Edition

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

Noun.

The compiler of an Encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation.