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polyglot
[ pol-ee-glot ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /
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adjective
able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
containing, composed of, or written in several languages: a polyglot Bible.
noun
a mixture or confusion of languages.
a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
a book, especially a Bible, containing the same text in several languages.
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Origin of polyglot
OTHER WORDS FROM polyglot
pol·y·glot·ism, nounWords nearby polyglot
polygenesis, polygenetic, polygenic, polygenic inheritance, polygenism, polyglot, Polygnotus, polygon, polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph
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British Dictionary definitions for polyglot
polyglot
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌɡlɒt) /
adjective
having a command of many languages
written in, composed of, or containing many languages
noun
a person with a command of many languages
a book, esp a Bible, containing several versions of the same text written in various languages
a mixture or confusion of languages
Derived forms of polyglot
polyglotism or polyglottism, nounWord Origin for polyglot
C17: from Greek poluglōttos literally: many-tongued, from poly- + glōtta tongue
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