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encyclopedist

/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/

encyclopedist noun: 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.

Noun

encyclopedist (plural encyclopedists)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

encyclopedist meaning in Arabic

encyclopedist in Arabic

person helping to write an encyclopedia
مَوْسُوعِيّ mawsūʕiyy

Forms of encyclopedist

pluralencyclopedists
alternative formencyclopaedist
alternative formencyclopediast
alternative formencyclopædist

Origin of encyclopedist

From encyclopedia + -ist.

Questions about encyclopedist

What does encyclopedist mean?
Encyclopedist means 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.
What is encyclopedist in Arabic?
Encyclopedist in Arabic is مَوْسُوعِيّ (mawsūʕiyy). See Encyclopedist meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is encyclopedist?
Encyclopedist is a noun.
How do you pronounce encyclopedist?
Encyclopedist is pronounced /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of encyclopedist?
The plural of encyclopedist is encyclopedists.

Words near encyclopedist in the dictionary

  1. encyclopedical
  2. encyclopedically
  3. encyclopedicity
  4. encyclopedies
  5. encyclopedism
  6. encyclopedist
  7. encyclopedists
  8. encyclopedize
  9. encyclopedized
  10. encyclopedizes
  11. encyclopedizing

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