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VOLTAIRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
Synonyms:
Arouet; Francois-Marie Arouet; Voltaire
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Derivation:
Voltarean; Voltarian (in the manner of Voltaire)