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Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Hungarian:
polihisztor
— someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines
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Polish:
polihistor
— someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines
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Romanian:
polihistor
— someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines
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Serbo-Croatian:
polihistor
— someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines
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Spanish:
polímata
— someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines