Diderot

[ dee-duh-roh; French deeduh-roh ]

/ ˈdi dəˌroʊ; French didəˈroʊ /

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noun

De·nis

[duh-nee], /dəˈni/, 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.

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How to use Diderot in a sentence

Many of them—from Denis Diderot and Lawrence Sterne to David Hume and Adam Smith—met in the Paris salon of Baron Thierry Holbach.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|December 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
According to Diderot's daughter, Mme. Vandeuil, their entire correspondence has been destroyed or lost.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Diderot says "Il lisait et tudiait partout, je l'ai moi-mme rencontr sur les grandes routes avec un auteur rabinnique la main."
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Naigeon is certain that it is entirely by Holbach, although it is generally held that Diderot had a hand in it.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

Among the many monuments are memorials of Corneille and Diderot, both of whom are buried here.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas
Thus Diderot upheld the sentimental and emotional subject against the ftes galantes of the rococo painter.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for Diderot

Diderot

/ (ˈdiːdərəʊ, French didro) /

noun

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

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