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

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How to use polymath in a sentence

In short, I could become a polymath based on a theory that anyone can learn.
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Each, in his own way, was a polymath, a rebel, and a master of science communication.
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Something of a polymath, Rudnick is, according to his bio, “rumored to be quite close” to film critic Libby Gelman-Waxner, whose reviews have appeared in Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly.
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Athanasius Kircher, the eccentric seventeenth-century Jesuit polymath, collector of curiosities, and borderline crank.
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Athanasius Kircher was a Jesuit priest and polymath, a man of unusual talents.
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Jonathan Alter on the remarkable 92 years of a true polymath who built one of America's great companies.
Sidney Harman: An Extraordinary Life|Jonathan Alter|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sure, their plump pariah son is now a svelte, BMOC, class president and (on paper) world-class polymath.
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And she completely unflappable, transitioning between discussions of sex toys and Stalinism with the ease of a true polymath.
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The polymath Aristoxenus is credited with a book on the writers of tragedy.
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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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