encyclopediast

noun

en·​cy·​clo·​pe·​di·​ast

variants or less commonly encyclopaediast

-dēˌast,

-ə̇st

plural -s

: encyclopedist

Word History

Etymology

encyclopedia, encyclopaedia + -ast

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