单词 | polymathic |
释义 | polymathicadj. Of or relating to extensive or varied learning; = polymath adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective] > of persons universal1485 all-knowing1507 omniscious1588 pancratic1645 know-all1708 omniscienta1711 polymathic1754 omni-erudite1835 polyhistoric1878 polymath1881 know-it-all1883 know-all-about-it1887 pointy-head1960 pointy-headed1968 1754 S. Mihles in tr. A. von Haller Physiol. I. Hist. Introd. p. xxiv Aristotle seems to have first made an offset of philosophy, from the other branches of the great polymathic tree. 1849 E. C. Otté tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos II. 541 Necessity for a certain amount of polymathic learning. 1901 Science 11 Jan. 53/2 Perhaps it is not possible to include biology as a compulsory subject in the polymathic curriculum that is forced upon the student at present. 1976 Publishers Weekly 16 Feb. 82/2 Crichton's polymathic talent has settled on another exotic site for a fanciful story. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 May 55 (advt.) Unsociable individual, male, polymathic, 47, desires correspondence with an intelligent, thoughtful, feminine (not feminist) woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754 |
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