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encyclopaedist
en·cy·clo·pe·dist
/
ɛnˌsaɪ
kləˈpi
dɪst
/
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[
en-sahy-kl
uh
-
pee
-dist
]
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noun
1.
a compiler of or contributor to an
encyclopedia
.
2.
(
often initial capital letter
)
one of the collaborators on the French Encyclopedia.
Also,
en·cy·clo·pae·dist.
Origin:
1645–55;
encycloped(ia)
+
-ist
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encyclopedist
or
encyclopaedist
(ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪst)
—
n
a person who compiles or contributes to an encyclopedia
encyclopaedist
or
encyclopaedist
—
n
encyclo'pedism
or
encyclopaedist
—
n
encyclo'paedism
or
encyclopaedist
—
n
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encyclopedist
or
encyclopaedist
(ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪst)
—
n
a person who compiles or contributes to an encyclopedia
encyclopaedist
or
encyclopaedist
—
n
encyclo'pedism
or
encyclopaedist
—
n
encyclo'paedism
or
encyclopaedist
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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