polyglot
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος (poluglōttos), “‘'many-tongied, polyglot'’”), from πολύς (polus), “‘many’”) + γλῶττα (glōtta), “‘'tongue, language'’”) (Attic variant of γλῶςςα).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɒliːglɒt/
[edit] Adjective
polyglot
- Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
- Containing, or made up of, several languages.
- a polyglot lexicon; a polyglot Bible
- Comprising various linguistic groups
- A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artifical lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea
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[edit] Translations
Versed in, or speaking, many languages
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Containing, or made up of, several languages
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[edit] Noun
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polyglot (plural polyglots)
- One who masters, notably speaks, several languages.
- A polyglot, or good linguist - Howell
- A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
- Enriched by the publication of polyglots - Abp. Newcome
- A mixture of langages and/or nomenclatures
- (programming) A program written in multiple programming languages.
[edit] Translations
one who masters, notably speaks, several languages
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publication containing several versions of the same
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[edit] See also
[edit] Czech
[edit] Noun
polyglot m.
- (person): A polyglot
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Noun
polyglot m. (plural polyglotten, diminutive polyglotje)
- A polyglot, who masters several languages
- A polyglot publication
[edit] Synonyms
- meertalige m.
- veeltalige m.
- (publication only) polyglotte m. and f.
