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Webster 1913 Edition

Polyglot

Pol′y-glot

,
Adj.
[Gr.
πολύγλωττοσ
many-tongued;
πολύσ
many +
γλῶττα
,
γλῶσσα
, tongue, language: cf. F.
polyglotte
.]
1.
Containing, or made up, of, several languages;
as, a
polyglot
lexicon, Bible
.
2.
Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

Pol′y-glot

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Polyglot

POL'YGLOT

,
Adj.
[Gr. many, and tongue.] Having or containing many languages; as a polyglot lexicon or Bible.

POL'YGLOT

,
Noun.
A book containing many languages, particularly the Bible containing the Scriptures in several languages.
1.
One who understands many languages. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

polyglot

polyglot

English

Adjective

polyglot

  1. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
    • 1911: Ameen Rihani, The Book of Khalid, p.41
      For this flyaway son of a Phoenician did not seem to wait for the decision of the polyglot Judges of the Emigration Board.
  2. Containing, or made up of, several languages.
    a polyglot lexicon; a polyglot Bible
  3. Comprising various linguistic groups.
    A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

polyglot ‎(plural polyglots)

  1. One who masters, notably speaks, several languages.
    • A polyglot, or good linguist - Howell
  2. 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
  3. A mixture of langages and/or nomenclatures
  4. (programming) A program written in multiple programming languages.

Translations

See also

Czech

Noun

polyglot m

  1. (person): A polyglot

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧ly‧glot

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος ‎(polúglōttos, “many-tongued, polyglot”), from πολύς ‎(polús, “many”) + γλῶττα ‎(glôtta, “tongue, language”) (Attic variant of γλῶσσα ‎(glôssa)).

Noun

polyglot m ‎(plural polyglotten, diminutive polyglotje n)

  1. A polyglot, who masters several languages
  2. A polyglot publication

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • polyglottisch

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος ‎(polúglōttos, “many-tongued, polyglot”), from πολύς ‎(polús, “many”) + γλῶττα ‎(glôtta, “tongue, language”) (Attic variant of γλῶσσα ‎(glôssa)). poly- +‎ -glot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɒliːɡlɒt/

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