Sekirov Dictionary

polyglot

/ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/

noun 6
adjective 3
forms 3

noun6

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One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
- Lastly, a polyg[l]ot or good linguist may also be term'd a usefull learned man, specially if vers'd in School-languages. — 1646
•
A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.
- But since that period the biblical apparatus has been much enriched by the publication of polyglots; […] — 1792
A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats.
A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.
(no longer used) A bird able to imitate the sounds of other birds.

adjective3

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Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
- For this flyaway son of a Phoenician did not seem to wait for the decision of the polyglot Judges of the Emigration Board. — 1910
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.
•
Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual.
- A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea.

forms

polyglots · more polyglot · most polyglot

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