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单词 polyglot
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polyglot

(pɒliglɒt)
Word forms: plural polyglots
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Polyglot is used to describe something such as a book or society in which several different languages are used.
[formal]
...Chicago's polyglot population.
2. countable noun
A polyglot is a person who speaks or understands many languages.
...a polyglot who speaks four languages.

polyglot in British English

(ˈpɒlɪˌɡlɒt)
adjective also: polyglottal, polyglottic or rare polyglottous
1. 
having a command of many languages
2. 
written in, composed of, or containing many languages
noun
3. 
a person with a command of many languages
4. 
a book, esp a Bible, containing several versions of the same text written in various languages
5. 
a mixture or confusion of languages
Derived forms
polyglotism (ˈpolyˌglotism) or polyglottism (ˈpolyˌglottism)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Greek poluglōttos literally: many-tongued, from poly- + glōtta tongue

polyglot in American English

(ˈpɑlɪˌglɑt)
adjective
1. 
speaking or writing several languages
2. 
containing or written in several languages
noun
3. 
a polyglot person
4. 
a polyglot book
5. 
a mixture or confusion of languages
Word origin
Gr polyglōttos < poly-, poly- + glōtta, the tongue: see glottis

Examples of 'polyglot' in a sentence
polyglot

They had spent three interminable days in Barcelona, a polyglot crew united by no more than a vague common belief in democracy.
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (1991)
Hajek, the polyglot Central European co-ordinating producer, had brought in locals for the crowd scenes, some with minor speaking parts.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (1991)
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