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pol·y·glot  (pl-glt)

adj.

Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.

n.

1. A person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages.

2. A book, especially a Bible, containing several versions of the same text in different languages.

3. A mixture or confusion of languages.

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[French polyglotte, from Greek poluglttos : polu-, poly- + gltta, tongue, language.]

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poly·glotism, poly·glottism n.

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polyglot [ˈpɒlɪˌglɒt]

adj

1. having a command of many languages

2. written in, composed of, or containing many languages

n

1. a person with a command of many languages

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a book, esp a Bible, containing several versions of the same text written in various languages

3. a mixture or confusion of languages

[from Greek poluglōttos literally: many-tongued, from poly- + glōtta tongue]

polyglotism , polyglottism n

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polyglot

1. a person who speaks several languages.
2. a mixture of languages. See also books. — polyglot, n., adj. — polyglottic, polyglottous, adj.

See also: Language

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a book written in several languages. See also language. — polyglot, polyglottic, polyglottous, adj.

See also: Books

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polyglot - Meaning "written in or knowing many languages," it is from Greek polu-, "many," and glotto, "tongue."

See also related terms for knowing.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	polyglot - a person who speaks more than one language linguist individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" bilingual, bilingualist - a person who speaks two languages fluently transcriber, translator - a person who translates written messages from one language to another
Adj.	1.	polyglot - having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages" multilingual - using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation"

Translations

polyglot [ˈpɒlɪglɒt]

A. ADJ → polígloto

B. N → polígloto/a m/f

polyglot [ˈpɒliglɒt]

adj (= multilingual) → polyglotte

n (= person) → polyglotte m/f

polyglot

adj → polyglott, vielsprachig

n (= person) → Polyglotte(r) mf

polyglot [ˈpɒlɪˌglɒt] adj & n → poliglotta (m/f)