polyglot
pol·y·glot (p
l
-glt
)
adj.
Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.
n.
1. A person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages.
2. A book, especially a Bible, containing several versions of the same text in different languages.
3. A mixture or confusion of languages.
[French polyglotte, from Greek polugl
ttos : polu-, poly- + gltta, tongue, language.]
poly·glotism, poly·glottism n.
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| Noun | 1. | polyglot – a person who speaks more than one language
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul – a human being; “there was too much for one person to do”
bilingual, bilingualist – a person who speaks two languages fluently
transcriber, translator – a person who translates written messages from one language to another
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| Adj. | 1. | polyglot – having a command of or composed in many languages; “a polyglot traveler”; “a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages”
multilingual – using or knowing more than one language; “a multilingual translator”; “a multilingual nation”
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