polymath

[ pol-ee-math ]
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noun
  1. a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.

Origin of polymath

1
1615–25; <Greek polymathḗs learned, having learned much, equivalent to poly-poly- + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein to learn

Other words from polymath

  • pol·y·math·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for polymath

polymath

/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ) /


noun
  1. a person of great and varied learning

Origin of polymath

1
C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge

Derived forms of polymath

  • polymathic, adjective
  • polymathy (pəˈlɪməθɪ), noun

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