POLYMATH


Meaning of POLYMATH in English

/ 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.