Definitions for: Polyglot

[n] a person who speaks more than one language
[adj] having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pol"y*glot, a. [Gr. poly`glwttos many-tongued; poly`s
many + glw^tta, glw^ssa, tongue, language: cf. F.
polyglotte.]
1. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a
polyglot lexicon, Bible.

2. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

Pol"y*glot, n.
1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] ``A polyglot, or
good linguist.'' --Howell.

2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or
containing the same subject matter in several languages;
esp., the Scriptures in several languages.

Enriched by the publication of polyglots. --Abp.
Newcome.

Synonyms: linguist, multilingual

See Also: bilingual, de Saussure, Ferdinand de Saussure, human, individual, mortal, person, Saussure, somebody, someone, soul, transcriber, translator

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