POLYGLOT


Meaning of POLYGLOT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of many languages. 2 (of a person) speaking or writing several languages. 3 (of a book, esp. the Bible) with the text translated into several languages.

n. 1 a polyglot person. 2 a polyglot book, esp. a Bible. polyglottal adj. polyglottic adj. polyglottism n.

[ F polyglotte f. Gk poluglottos (as POLY-(1), glotta tongue) ]

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