polyhistor
[ pol-ee-his-ter ]
noun
a person of great and varied learning.
Origin of polyhistor
1- Also pol·y·his·to·ri·an [pol-ee-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-]. /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/.
Other words from polyhistor
- pol·y·his·tor·ic [pol-ee-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-], /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, adjective
- pol·y·his·to·ry, noun
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How to use polyhistor in a sentence
Groeningius announced a polyhistor bibliothecarius in 1700, which was to deal with law after the fashion of Morhof's "polyhistor."
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies | Archer Taylorpolyhistor, pol-i-his′tor, n. a person of great and varied learning.
Calidonia, as Iulius Solinus polyhistor in plaine words dooth record.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (1 of 8) | Raphael HolinshedThe excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus polyhistor.
According to polyhistor, he was a usurper who had been a vine-dresser in the royal gardens.
The Expositor's Bible | F. W. Farrar
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