encyclopediast
encyclopediast is the alternative form of encyclopedist.
Meaning of encyclopedist
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.
- An author of, or contributor to, an encyclopedia.
- The root of the mallow in goat's milk excites the sexual urge, according to Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist of the first century A.D.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 144
Forms of encyclopediast
| plural | encyclopediasts |
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Questions about encyclopediast
- What is encyclopediast the alternative form of?
- Encyclopediast is the alternative form of encyclopedist.
Words near encyclopediast in the dictionary
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