单词 | polyglottous |
释义 | polyglottousadj. Now rare. Characterized by or speaking a variety of languages; knowing several languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > multilingual polyglot1650 many-languaged1655 pantoglossical1716 polyglottic1801 polyglottal1837 multilingual1838 polylingual1857 polyglottous1861 polyglotted1868 omnilingual1893 tongue-speaking1902 plurilingual1930 1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. iv. 130 While working as a missionary among the polyglottous tribes of America. 1885 Sat. Rev. 26 Dec. 845 A polyglottous individual. 1899 Times 26 Dec. 10/6 In polyglottous South Africa..what can be the use of an Afrikander Taal, simply a vulgar, unmeaning dialect? 1912 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 17 Aug. The Lennie sailed from Antwerp with her polyglottous crew the day after their arrival from London. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861 |
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