poliglot

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poliglot

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Borrowed from French polyglotte, from Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος (polúglōttos, “many-tongued, polyglot”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue, language”) (Attic variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa)).

adjective poliglotă · poligloți · poliglote · poliglot

masculine, neuter polyglot

In English

polyglot one who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages
linguist a person skilled in languages

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"poliglot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/poliglot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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poliglot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/poliglot

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"poliglot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/poliglot.

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@misc{poliglot_2026,
  title = {poliglot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/poliglot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}