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Noun: Voltaire  vól'tehr
  1. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
    - Arouet, François-Marie Arouet

Derived forms: Voltaires

Type of: author, writer

Encyclopedia: Voltaire, North Dakota

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