pentecontaglossaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛntᵻkɒntəˈɡlɒsl/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛn(t)əˌkɑn(t)əˈɡlɑs(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πεντήκοντα , γλῶσσα , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντήκοντα fifty (see pentecontarch n.) + γλῶσσα tongue (see gloss n.¹) + -al suffix¹.

rare.

Written in fifty languages.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > multilingual > characterized by the use of many languages

pentecontaglossal1846

polyglot1851

octoglot1888

polyglossic1983

1846 J. B. Lindsay (title) Pentecontaglossal Paternoster, or the Lord's Prayer in 50 Languages.

1901 Dict. National Biogr. Suppl. at Lindsay, James Bowman While at university he had become interested in comparative philology, and in 1828 he had begun to compile a Pentecontaglossal dictionary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentecontaglossal
释义	pentecontaglossaladj. Brit. /ˌpɛntᵻkɒntəˈɡlɒsl/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛn(t)əˌkɑn(t)əˈɡlɑs(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πεντήκοντα , γλῶσσα , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντήκοντα fifty (see pentecontarch n.) + γλῶσσα tongue (see gloss n.¹) + -al suffix¹. rare. Written in fifty languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > multilingual > characterized by the use of many languages pentecontaglossal1846 polyglot1851 octoglot1888 polyglossic1983 1846 J. B. Lindsay (title) Pentecontaglossal Paternoster, or the Lord's Prayer in 50 Languages. 1901 Dict. National Biogr. Suppl. at Lindsay, James Bowman While at university he had become interested in comparative philology, and in 1828 he had begun to compile a Pentecontaglossal dictionary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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