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Polyglot vs Polymath - What's the difference?

polyglot | polymath |

As nouns the difference between polyglot and polymath

is that polyglot is one who masters, notably speaks, several languages while polymath is a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

As an adjective polyglot

is versed in, or speaking, many languages.

polyglot

English

Adjective

  • Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
  • Containing, or made up of, several languages.
    • a polyglot''' lexicon; a '''polyglot Bible
  • 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

    * polyglotism

    Noun

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

    • See also

    * monolingual * bilingual * hyperpolyglot * trilingual * multilingual * parallel text English words prefixed with poly- ----

    polymath

    English

    (wikipedia polymath)

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
  • * 1624 , , (The Anatomy of Melancholy) (2nd edn.), p.6:
    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

    Synonyms

    * polyhistor * renaissance man

    Antonyms

    * monomath

    Related terms

    * automath * polymathy * polymathic * polymathist

    Coordinate terms

    * factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist

    References

    * “ polymath, n. (a.)'']” listed in the '' [2nd ed., 1989 * “ polymath, n. ''and'' adj.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2006