HyperDic: polyglot

English > 2 senses of the word polyglot:
ADJECTIVEallpolyglothaving a command of or composed in many languages
NOUNperson polyglot, linguista person who speaks more than one language
polyglot > pronunciation
Soundspaa'liyglaat
Rhymesaforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat...
English > polyglot: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving a command of or composed in many languages.
Examples
  • "a polyglot traveler"
  • "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
BroadermultilingualUsing or knowing more than one language
Spanishpolíglota, poligloto, polígloto
Nounspolyglota person who speaks more than one language
English > polyglot: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who speaks more than one language.
Synonymlinguist
InstancesGreenberg, Joseph GreenbergUnited States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001)
Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai HarrisUnited States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Narrowerbilingual, bilingualistA person who speaks two languages fluently
translator, transcriberA person who translates written messages from one language to another
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Spanishpoliglota, políglota, poligloto, polígloto
Catalanpoliglota, políglota, poliglot
Adjectivespolyglothaving a command of or composed in many languages

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