/ ˈpɒlimæθ; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ noun
( formal , approving ) a person who knows a lot about many different subjects
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Greek polumathēs having learned much, from polu- much + the stem of manthanein learn.
/ ˈpɒlimæθ; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ noun
( formal , approving ) a person who knows a lot about many different subjects
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Greek polumathēs having learned much, from polu- much + the stem of manthanein learn.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005