POLYGLOT

polyglot

(adjective) having a command of or composed in many languages; “a polyglot traveler”; “a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages”

linguist, polyglot

(noun) a person who speaks more than one language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

polyglot (not comparable)

Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

Containing, or made up of, several languages.

Comprising various linguistic groups.

Noun

polyglot (plural polyglots)

One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages.

A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.

A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.

(programming) A program written in multiple programming languages.

(computing) A file that can be validly interpreted as multiple formats.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol"y*glot, a. Etym: [Gr. polyglotte.]

1. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.

2. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

Pol"y*glot, n.

1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot, or good linguist." Howell.

2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages. Enriched by the publication of polyglots. Abp. Newcome.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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