Polyglot

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pÉ’liːɡlÉ’t/

Origin

From Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος (poluglōttos, "many-tongued, polyglot"), from πολύς (polus, "many") + γλῶττα (glōtta, "tongue, language") (Attic variant of γλῶσσα).

Full definition of polyglot

Adjective

1. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
2. Containing, or made up of, several languages.a polyglot lexicon; a polyglot Bible
3. Comprising various linguistic groups''A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea

Derived terms

• polyglotism

Noun

1. One who masters, notably speaks, several languages.
• A polyglot, or good linguist - Howell
2. A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
• Enriched by the publication of polyglots - Abp. Newcome
3. A mixture of langages and/or nomenclatures
4. (programming) A program written in multiple programming languages.