EGAVE

polyglot

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.
  2. noun One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
  3. noun A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
  4. noun A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats. A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.
  5. noun A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats.
  6. noun A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.
  7. noun A bird able to imitate the sounds of other birds.
  8. adjective Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.

Similar words

multilingual linguist complutensian polylingual polyglottous polyglotted multilanguage plurilingual quadrilingual many-tongued

Often followed by

bible of population and press empire society nature community

Word family

Polyglot Polyglots polyglots

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