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Meaning of "polyglot" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYGLOT

From Greek poluglōttos literally: many-tongued, from poly- + glōtta tongue.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYGLOT

polyglot  [ˈpɒlɪˌɡlɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYGLOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polyglot can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYGLOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polyglotism

Polyglotism or polyglottism is the ability to master numerous languages. Multilingualism is a word with a similar meaning. Richard Hudson, professor emeritus of linguistics at University College London, coined the term "hyperpolyglot" for a person who can speak twelve or more languages fluently. There are many theories to explain the existence of polyglotism in some individuals, including differences in intellect and brain structure. It is difficult to judge which individuals are polyglots, as there is no uncontroversial definition of what it means to "master" a language. Nonetheless, many people have been described as polyglots.

Definition of polyglot in the English dictionary

The first definition of polyglot in the dictionary is having a command of many languages. Other definition of polyglot is written in, composed of, or containing many languages. Polyglot is also a person with a command of many languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYGLOT


allot
əˈlɒt
blot
blɒt
cachalot
ˈkæʃəˌlɒt
Camelot
ˈkæmɪˌlɒt
clot
klɒt
complot
ˈkɒmplɒt
culotte
kʊˈlɒt
diglot
ˈdaɪɡlɒt
heptaglot
ˈheptəˌɡlɒt
hexaglot
ˈhɛksəˌɡlɒt
inkblot
ˈɪŋkˌblɒt
lot
lɒt
monoglot
ˈmɒnəʊˌɡlɒt
ocelot
ˈɒsɪˌlɒt
plot
plɒt
shallot
ʃəˈlɒt
slot
slɒt
tessaraglot
ˈtɛsərəˌɡlɒt
triglot
ˈtraɪɡlɒt
woodlot
ˈwʊdˌlɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYGLOT

polygamy
polygene
polygenesis
polygenetic
polygenetically
polygenic
polygenism
polygenist
polygenous
polygeny
polyglotism
polyglottal
polyglottic
polyglottism
polyglottous
Polygnotus
polygon
polygonaceous
polygonal
polygonally

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYGLOT

a bad lot
absentee ballot
airline pilot
autopilot
ballot
blood clot
copilot
harlot
job lot
Lancelot
lose the plot
maillot
Merlot
on automatic pilot
parking lot
pilot
the lot
time slot
vacant lot
zealot

Synonyms and antonyms of polyglot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polyglot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYGLOT

Find out the translation of polyglot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polyglot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polyglot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通晓多国语言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

políglota
570 millions of speakers

English

polyglot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहुभाषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد اللغات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полиглот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poliglota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুভাষিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polyglotte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polyglot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polyglott
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポリグロット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다중 언어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polyglot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có nhiều thứ tiếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்மொழியாளர்களைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभाषी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok dilli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poliglotta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poliglota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліглот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poliglot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύγλωσσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veeltalige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polyglot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polyglot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polyglot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGLOT»

The term «polyglot» is regularly used and occupies the 73.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGLOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polyglot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polyglot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polyglot

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QUOTES WITH «POLYGLOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word polyglot.
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Rachel Maddow
I would like to be a polyglot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGLOT»

Discover the use of polyglot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polyglot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of ...
The book concludes by describing how NoSQL is ushering in a new age of Polyglot Persistence, where multiple data-storage worlds coexist, and architects can choose the technology best optimized for each type of data access.
Pramod J. Sadalage, Martin Fowler, 2012
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Polyglot Cinema: Migration and Transcultural Narration in ...
The volume marks a transdisciplinary contribution to the question of cultural representation within film studies.
Verena Berger, Miya Komori, 2010
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The Well-grounded Java Developer: Vital Techniques of Java 7 ...
Looks at the features of Java 7, the JVM languages, and the supporting technologies of Java-based software, covering such topics as multicore processing, concurrency, functional programming, and testing.
Benjamin J. Evans, Martijn Verburg, 2013
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Polyglot Joyce: Fictions of Translation
"Polyglot Joyce" illustrates how a translation extends rather than distorts its original, opening many possibilities not only into the work of Joyce, but into the work of any author whose work has been translated.
Patrick O'Neill, 2005
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A Polyglot Boardinghouse: A History of Public Bilingual ...
Much of the literature on the history of bilingual education in the United States lacks a connection to the broader social context.
Paul J. Ramsey, 2008
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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary ...
In Babel No More, Michael Erard, “a monolingual with benefits,” sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers.
Michael Erard, 2012
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Mushroom terms: polyglot on research and cultivation of ...
1169 words or phrases. No definitions. Index for each language.
H. C. Bels-Koning, W. M. van Kuijk, 1980
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The Kabbalistic Scholars of the Antwerp Polyglot Bible
It has long quotations from rabbinic and midrashic material, but more particularly shows the kabbalistic interest characteristic of the early Catholic orientalists and which we shall Ànd also motivating the scholars of the Antwerp Polyglot. Thus ...
Robert John Wilkinson, Robert Wilkinson, 2007
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Hebrew Bible, Old Testament: From the Renaissance to the ...
The Latin translations of all these versions stem from the Antwerp Polyglot as well . It surprises still more that the Paris Polyglot preferred the Vulgate of the Biblia Regia to the official Clementine edition, Rome 1592, although this edition had ...
Magne Sæbø, 2008
10
Polyglot reader and guide for translation, consisting of a ...
POLYGLOT. READER. PART. I.,. ANECDOTES, TALES, ETO. I.— MAXIMS, PROVERBS, AND^MORAL REFLECTIONS. 1. To the resolute man nothing is impossible. 2. With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry tree becomes satin. 3.
Jean Roemer, 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGLOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polyglot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who should play Doctor Who? Former Time Lord Sylvester McCoy …
It's worth wondering why people like McCoy cling so fiercely to this one detail when the Doctor is an alien polyglot who travels through space ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
How Carl Sagan Predicted Marijuana Legalization
Outside a tobacconist's there was a long, orderly, and polyglot line of people attracted by the first week of legalized sale of cured cannabis ... «Marijuana.com, Jul 15»
3
Lovely, Lamentable London
It is the most open metropolis in Europe by some distance, the polyglot chatter and subcultures of its vast sprawl a constant rebuke to the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
On HP Discover, Devops and the Developer Aesthetic
... the company's hybrid platform, is a Cloud Foundry for polyglot developers, OpenStack for ops people burger, which will be supporting Docker ... «Enterprise Irregulars, Jul 15»
5
Why Is NBC Bringing Anti-Gay Xenophobe Pat Buchanan Back To …
He complained that immigration will turn the U.S. into "a polyglot boarding house for the world, a tangle of squabbling minorities." He objected ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
6
SG100: 'Green' domes and ideas hub
And the mainly English-speaking economy evolved into a polyglot centre, with business conducted comfortably in multiple languages. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Sw7 Showcase: Encentivize
In terms of deep tech, we're a polyglot whereby the best technology for the problem we're trying to solve is used. We use .Net, NodeJS, Mongo ... «Disrupt Africa, Jul 15»
8
A fresh look at Huck
Each of these classic texts exhibits a polyglot argot drawn from biblical language, a melting pot of “frontier” tongues, local slang and the ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
9
Global CEOs who lack language skills get lost in translation
Europe is a polyglot's paradise. The European Union alone comprises 28 countries speaking 24 official languages. Stakeholders such as ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Factual: Global Data, Local Context
"The idea of polyglot persistence is you have to apply the right database for the job - you always have to have many different databases in play. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Polyglot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polyglot>. Apr 2024 ».
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