polymath

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Scrabble points: 18
Words With Friends: 19
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒlɪmæθ/

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/ˈpɒlɪmæθ/ · /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/ · /ˈpɑlɪmæθ/

Definition of polymath

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

“To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.”
“A bit of a polymath, he was crucial in the early development of the railways in this country.”

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.

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