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pol·y·math (p

-m

)

A person of great or varied learning.

[Greek polumaths : polu-, poly- + manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in Indo-European roots.]

poly·math, poly·mathic adj.

po·lyma·thy (p

-l

-th

) n.

polymath [ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ]

a person of great and varied learning

[from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge]

polymathic adj

polymathy [pəˈlɪməθɪ] n

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Noun

polymath - a person of great and varied learning

learned person, pundit, savant, initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Translations

polymath [ˈpɒlɪmæθ] N → polímata mf, erudito/a m/f

polymath

n → Mensch m → mit vielseitigem Wissen

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