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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: encyclopedist n : a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {compiler}]
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