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poly·glot
I. \ˈpälēˌglät, -lə̇ˌg-, usu -gläd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek polyglōttos, polyglōssos speaking many languages, many-tongued, from poly- + -glōttos glōssos tongued (from glōtta, glōssa tongue, language) — more at gloss
1. : one who speaks or writes several languages
2. usually capitalized
a. : a book containing versions of the same text in several languages arranged for comparison usually in parallel columns; especially : the Scriptures in several languages
b. : an edition of the Bible containing a monolingual text taken from a multilingual Bible
3. : a mixture or confusion of languages or nomenclatures
< a polyglot of diagnostic labels and systems — G.N.Raines >
II. adjective
1.
a. : speaking or writing several or many languages : multilingual
< a polyglot traveler >
b. : composed of or belonging to numerous linguistic groups
< a polyglot population >
< a city of sharp extremes between the rich and transient and the mass of polyglot poor — Reporter >
< catering to the thousands of polyglot seamen — American Guide Series: New York City >
2. : containing matter in several languages
< a polyglot sign >
< a polyglot dictionary >
especially : composed of correlative text in several languages often arranged in parallel columns
< a polyglot Bible >
3. : composed of elements from different languages
< verbose, erudite, and polyglot slang — C.H.Sykes >
< researchers themselves have inherited a curious polyglot terminology — A.G.N.Flew >
III. adjective
: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origin)
< a polyglot cuisine > |