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1. (adj.) polyglot
able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
2. polyglot
containing, composed of, or written in several languages.
3. (n.) polyglot
a mixture or confusion of languages.
4. polyglot
a person who speaks, writes, or reads several languages.
5. polyglot
(often cap.) a book, esp. a Bible, containing the same text in several languages.
Etymology: (1635–45; < ML polyglōttus < Gk polýglōttos many-tongued)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) linguist, polyglot
a person who speaks more than one language
2. (adj) polyglot
having a command of or composed in many languages
"a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) polyglot
containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible
2. (adj) polyglot
versed in, or speaking, many languages
3. (noun) polyglot
one who speaks several languages
4. (noun) polyglot
a book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages
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