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Encyclopedist - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Encyclopedist : (noun)
1: a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: encyclopaedist,
compiler]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Encyclopedist : \En*cy`clo*pe"dist\, n. [Cf. F.
encyclop['e]diste.]
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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