单词 | polyglottism |
释义 | polyglottismn. 1. The knowledge or use of many languages; the fact or condition of being multilingual, polyglot character. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [noun] > trilingualism or multilingualism polyglottology1658 polyglottery1834 pantoglottism1848 polyglottism1852 polyglossy1910 multilingualism1916 plurilingualism1934 trilingualism1934 polylingualism1939 polyglossia1975 1852 U.S. Democratic Rev. June 516/1 Her life ever afterwards..was a diseased but fine-strung commentary on the stupid ambition of paternal polyglotism. 1882 Cent. Mag. 24 106 The polyglotism implies so close a familiarity with many literatures. 1926 Isis 8 368 The enormous variety and polyglottism of the documents there discovered. 1986 ‘A. Burgess’ Homage to QWERT YUIOP 210 The chance to show off his polyglottism in the multinational crowd. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Apr. 2 They get full interpretation into their own languages... But polyglotism does not come cheap. 2. An example of polyglot speech or writing. rare. ΚΠ 1868 M. Collins Sweet Anne Page I. viii. 200 He read more of his polyglottisms, all about love. 1996 J. M. Rebaté Ghosts of Modernity viii. 184 Dense coinings, strange portmanteau words, and overdetermined polyglotisms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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