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polyglot
pol·y·glot P0424400 (pŏl′ē-glŏt′)adj. Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.n.1. A person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages.2. A book, especially a Bible, containing several versions of the same text in different languages.3. A mixture or confusion of languages.
[French polyglotte, from Greek poluglōttos : polu-, poly- + glōtta, tongue, language.]
pol′y·glot′ism, pol′y·glot′tism n.polyglot (ˈpɒlɪˌɡlɒt) adj1. having a command of many languages2. written in, composed of, or containing many languagesn3. a person with a command of many languages4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book, esp a Bible, containing several versions of the same text written in various languages5. a mixture or confusion of languages[C17: from Greek poluglōttos literally: many-tongued, from poly- + glōtta tongue] ˈpolyˌglotism, ˈpolyˌglottism npol•y•glot (ˈpɒl iˌglɒt)
adj. 1. able to speak or write several languages; multilingual. 2. containing, composed of, or written in several languages. n. 3. a mixture or confusion of languages. 4. a person who speaks, writes, or reads several languages. 5. (often cap.) a book, esp. a Bible, containing the same text in several languages. [1635–45; < Medieval Latin polyglōttus < Greek polýglōttos many-tongued] pol′y•glot`ism, n. polyglot - Meaning "written in or knowing many languages," it is from Greek polu-, "many," and glotto, "tongue."See also related terms for knowing.polyglot1. a person who speaks several languages.
2. a mixture of languages. See also books. — polyglot, n., adj. — polyglottic, polyglottous, adj.See also: Language
a book written in several languages. See also language. — polyglot, polyglottic, polyglottous, adj.See also: BooksThesaurus| Noun | 1. | polyglot - a person who speaks more than one languagelinguistindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"bilingual, bilingualist - a person who speaks two languages fluentlytranscriber, translator - a person who translates written messages from one language to another | | Adj. | 1. | polyglot - having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"multilingual - using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation" |
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polyglot
Related to polyglot: Polyglot Bible, polyglot programmingSynonyms for polyglotnoun a person who speaks more than one languageSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- bilingual
- bilingualist
- transcriber
- translator
adj having a command of or composed in many languagesRelated Words |