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polymathy

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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.

polymathy
the possession of learning in many fields. — polymath, n., adj.
See also: Knowledge


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