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polyglot

noun
/ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/CA/ˈpɑlɪˌɡlɑt/US/ˈpɔlɪɡlɔt/

Etymology

PIE word *glōgʰs Borrowed from Attic Greek πολύγλωττος (polúglōttos, “speaking many languages, multilingual”), alternative form of Ancient Greek πολῠ́γλωσσος (polŭ́glōssos, “speaking many languages, multilingual”), from πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “a lot of, many”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + Attic Greek γλῶττα (glôtta), Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs (“tip of corn”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming o-grade action nouns). The English word is analysable as poly- + -glot. Noun sense 1 (“publication in several languages”) is probably derived from Late Latin polyglottus, from Attic Greek πολύγλωττος (polúglōttos): see above.

  1. derived from polyglottus
  2. derived from *glōgʰs✻ — “tip of corn”
  3. derived from γλῶσσᾰ — “tongue; language”
  4. derived from γλῶττα
  5. derived from *pleh₁-✻ — “to fill”
  6. derived from πολῠ́γλωσσος — “speaking many languages, multilingual”
  7. borrowed from πολύγλωττος — “speaking many languages, multilingual”

Definitions

  1. A publication in several languages

    A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.

    • But ſince that period the biblical apparatus has been much enriched by the publication of polyglots; […]

  2. One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

    • Laſtly, a polyg[l]ot or good linguiſt may alſo be term'd a uſefull learned man, ſpecially if vers'd in School-languages.

  3. A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats.

    2. A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.

    3. A bird able to imitate the sounds of other birds.

    4. Of a person

      Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.

      • '[T]is thought the two and twenty Languages which Mythrydates the great Polyglot King of Pontus did ſpeak, wer all within the circumference of Anatolia in regard his dominions extended but a little further: […]
      • For this flyaway son of a Phœnician did not seem to wait for the decision of the polyglot Judges of the Emigration Board.

    5. Containing, or made up of, several languages

      Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.

      • a polyglot bible    a polyglot lexicon

    6. Comprising various (native) linguistic groups

      Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual.

      • A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea.

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Derived

hyperpolyglot, polyglotism, polyglottism, polyglottal, polyglotted, polyglottery, polyglottic, polyglottology, polyglotwise

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for polyglot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA