enˌcycloˈpædiast rare—1.
[f. encyclopædia, on the analogy of Ecclesiast.]
= encyclopædist 1 b.
| 1818 Blackw. Mag. III. 26 Had he been less munificent in his patronage of French encyclopædiasts. |
enˌcycloˈpædiast rare—1.
[f. encyclopædia, on the analogy of Ecclesiast.]
= encyclopædist 1 b.
| 1818 Blackw. Mag. III. 26 Had he been less munificent in his patronage of French encyclopædiasts. |
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