polymath

noun
/ˈpɒlɪmæθ/UK/ˈpɑliˌmæθ/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.

  1. learned borrowing from πολυμαθής — “having learnt much

Definitions

  1. A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.
    • A bit of a polymath, he was crucial in the early development of the railways in this country.

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