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polyglot

pol·y·glot [ póllee glòt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. competent in many languages: capable of reading, writing, or speaking many languages

2. in many languages: written or communicated in many languages



noun  (plural pol·y·glots)
Definition:
 
1. multilingual person: a speaker of many languages

2. book containing text in many languages: a book, especially a Bible, that gives the text in several languages

3. mix of languages: a confused mixture of languages

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Greek poluglōttos< glōtta "tongue, language"]
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