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polymath
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pol·y·math  (pl-mth)
n.
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-lm-th) n.
polymath [ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ]
n
a person of great and varied learning
[from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge]
polymathic  adj
polymathy  [pəˈlɪməθɪ] n
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Noun1.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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