Diderot

American  

[dee-duh-roh, deed^uh-roh] / ˈdi dəˌroʊ, didəˈroʊ /

noun

1. Denis 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.

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Diderot British  

/ ˈdiːdərəʊ, didro /

noun

1. Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie

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Example Sentences

Denis Diderot hoped that, in death, he would unite with his beloved as a flurry of molecules.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following Buffon, Diderot posited three levels of life: the life of the entire animal, the life of each of its organs and the life of the molecule.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in January, Millah Gilbert, a Diderot graduate, joined the team.

From New York Times

Denis Diderot, the philosopher and art critic, also was a big admirer.

From Washington Post

The University of Paris, set up last year through a merger of Paris-Descartes University and Paris Diderot University, is now under the same charge.

From BBC