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polymath

[ pol-ee-math ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌmæθ /
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noun
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
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Origin of polymath

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

Words nearby polymath

Polyhymnia, polyimide, polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, polylingual, polymath, polymathy, polymer, polymerase, polymeric, polymerism
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Words related to polymath

accomplished, educated, scholarly, scientific, studied, well-educated, wunderkind, cultivated, cultured, experienced, grave, grounded, lettered, versed, abstruse, academic, bookish, brainy, conversant, deep

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British Dictionary definitions for polymath

polymath
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ) /
noun
a person of great and varied learning

Derived forms of polymath

polymathic, adjectivepolymathy (pəˈlɪməθɪ), noun

Word Origin for polymath

C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge
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