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polyglot

Syllabification: (pol·y·glot)
Pronunciation: /ˈpäliˌglät/

Definition of polyglot

adjective

  • knowing or using several languages:a polyglot career woman
  • (of a book) having the text translated into several languages:polyglot and bilingual technical dictionaries

noun

  • a person who knows and is able to use several languages.

Derivatives

polyglotism

Pronunciation: /-ˌglätˌizəm/

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French polyglotte, from Greek poluglōttos, from polu- 'many' + glōtta 'tongue'

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Definition of polyglot in the British & World English dictionary

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