polymath
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polymath
- /ˈpɒlɪmæθ/ UK
- /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/ US
- /ˈpɑlɪmæθ/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.
noun polymaths · polumathe · polymathe
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A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.
Similar: polyhistor, Renaissance man
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noun person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge
| Español | polímata |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 博識者 hakushikisha |
| 中文 | 學識淵博的人 /学识渊博的人 xuéshí yuānbó de rén, 博學的人 /博学的人 bóxué de rén |
| Português | polímata, polímato |
| Français | polymathe, homme de la Renaissance |
| Deutsch | Polyhistor, Universalgelehrter |
| Italiano | erudito, uomo universale, polimate, polimata |
| Ελληνικά | πολυμαθής polymathís |
| Română | polimat, polihistor |
| Русский | полима́т polimát, эруди́т erudít, учёный učónyj |
| العربية | عَلَّامَة ʕallāma, بحر العلوم |
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