[
US
/ˌpɑˌɫiɡɫɑt/
]
[ UK /pˈɒlɪɡlˌɒt/ ]
[ UK /pˈɒlɪɡlˌɒt/ ]
NOUN
- a person who speaks more than one language
ADJECTIVE
-
having a command of or composed in many languages
a polyglot traveler
a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages
How To Use polyglot In A Sentence
- It's great that this polyglottal octogenarian can still put the wind up blowhard moralists.
- Finally, regional media is thriving on TV, satellite language channels are catering to polyglot populations in various parts of the country.
- She was reading a polyglot bible, with the text in English, Latin and Greek.
- It's not that we polyglots and film buffs are not worried.
- Also, a hyperpolyglot doesn't have much of a role to play in the future of any given language, whereas a multilingual does. Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners
- Here's a link to the original story for you Germans and polyglots out there.
- But a major faux pas has made the new Barbie unexpectedly controversial in polyglot America: there is no Asian-American version.
- South Africa itself is a rich stew, or bredie, as they call it in Afrikaans, the local Dutch polyglot. Undefined
- They bow you away, first audibly pronouncing your name with polyglottic accuracy, and then you are free to wander where you like. Roman Holidays, and Others
- He deeply explored notions of love, Europe, and identity, and was a polyglot who insisted that linguistic proficiency was the key to overcoming misunderstandings and ignorance.