'Polyglot' definitions:
Definition of 'polyglot'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
noun
A person who speaks more than one language [syn: linguist, polyglot]
Definition of 'Polyglot'
From: GCIDE
- Polyglot \Pol"y*glot\, n.
- 1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot, or good linguist." --Howell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages. [1913 Webster]
- Enriched by the publication of polyglots. --Abp. Newcome. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Polyglot'
From: GCIDE
- Polyglot \Pol"y*glot\, a. [Gr. poly`glwttos many-tongued; poly`s many + glw^tta, glw^ssa, tongue, language: cf. F. polyglotte.]
- 1. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Versed in, or speaking, many languages. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'polyglot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atlas,
- bilingual,
- calendar,
- casebook,
- catalog,
- catalogue raisonne,
- city directory,
- classified catalog,
- concordance,
- cyclopedia,
- diatesseron,
- dictionary catalog,
- diglot,
- directory,
- encyclopedia,
- gazetteer,
- harmony,
- index,
- linguist,
- multilingual,
- phone book,
- record book,
- reference book,
- source book,
- studbook,
- telephone book,
- telephone directory,
- work of reference