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pol·y·math

(pŏl′ē-măth′)

A person of great or varied learning.

[Greek polumathēs : polu-, poly- + manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in Indo-European roots.]

pol′y·math′, pol′y·math′ic adj.

po·lym′a·thy (pə-lĭm′ə-thē) n.

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polymath

(ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ)

a person of great and varied learning

[C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge]

ˌpolyˈmathic adj

polymathy n

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pol•y•math

(ˈpɒl iˌmæθ)

n.

a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.

[1615–25; < Greek polymathḗs learned =poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein to learn]

pol`y•math′ic, adj.

po•lym•a•thy (pəˈlɪm ə θi) n.

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polymath - a person of great and varied learning

learned person, pundit, savant, initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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polímata

monitietäjäpolyhistori

polymathe

persona con cultura enciclopedica

polymath

[ˈpɒlɪmæθ] N → polímata mf, erudito/a m/f

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polymath

n → Mensch m → mit vielseitigem Wissen

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