polyglot
adjective/ˈpɒliɡlɒt/
/ˈpɑːliɡlɑːt/
(formal)- knowing, using or written in more than one language synonym multilingual
- a polyglot nation
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French polyglotte, from Greek poluglōttos, from polu- ‘many’ + glōtta ‘tongue’.Definitions on the go
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