polymath
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iˌmæθ noun
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
Origin:
1615–25; < Greek polymathḗs learned, having learned much, equivalent to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein to learn
1615–25; < Greek polymathḗs learned, having learned much, equivalent to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein to learn
Related forms
pol·y·math·ic, adjective
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polymath (ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person of great and varied learning | |
| [C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge] | |
| poly'mathic | |
| —adj | |
| polymathy | |
| —n | |
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Polymath
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Word Origin & History
polymath
1621, from Gk. polymathes "having learned much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + root of manthanein "learn."
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Example sentences
To call him a polymath would be a gross understatement.
The polymath's polymath on his epic cookbook, patent-licensing and the law, and the appeal of nuclear power.
Part literary critic, part existential elegist, he presents himself as the polymath's polymath.
In this, one hopes that the great polymath was wrong.
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