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单词 pentaglottical
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pentaglotticaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pentaglottos , -ical suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin pentaglottos, pentaglottus (see pentaglot n. and adj.) + -ical suffix. Compare later pentaglot adj., glottical adj. at glottic adj.1 Derivatives.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Versed in or able to speak five different languages.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pentaglottical, that hath five Tongues, or is skilled in five several Languages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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