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noun

Polyglot n.

One who speaks several languages. (R.) "A polyglot, or good linguist."

A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages. "Enriched by the publication of polyglots."

adjective

Polyglot adj.

Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.

Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

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Etymology of 'Polyglot'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Polyglot" Quotes from Famous Books

... got over and his comrades realized that he was a polyglot. Then in a joyous spirit of over-confidence, he waved the oriflamme of speech in ...

— The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me • William Allen White

... and disheartened, his ten dollars almost gone, he had decided to shake the dust of New York from his feet, the foreman of a printing office engaged him to do some work that most of the men in the office had refused to touch. The setting up of a Polyglot Testament, with involved marginal references, was something new for the supposed "green" hand from the country. But when the day was done, the young printer was no longer looked upon as "green" by his fellow-workers, for he had done more and ...

— Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life • Orison Swett Marden

... was born and lived. The Rectory was rebuilt within a year, at a cost of 400 pounds. The day after the fire, as he groped among the ruins in the garden, Mr. Wesley had picked up a torn leaf of his Polyglot Bible, on which these words alone were legible: Vade; vende omnia quot habes; et attolle crucem, et sequere me. He had come to Epworth a poor man: and now, after fifteen years, he stood as poor as then; poorer, ...

— Hetty Wesley • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... judge from the conversation of the inhabitants—was a visit which a governor of Hongkong had made there when he was a guest in the home of Alberto. Many were the tales told of this distinguished Englishman, who was Sir John Bowring, the notable polyglot and translator into English of poetry in practically every one of the dialects of Europe. His achievements along this line had put him second or third among the linguists of the century. He was also interested in history, and mentioned ...

— Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot • Austin Craig

... Isabella and the exertions of Cardinal Ximenez (1436-1517). The leading universities, Seville, Alcala, and Salamanca, were not unfriendly, and the whole educational system was remodelled in favour of the classics. Cardinal Ximenez devoted himself to the preparation of the Polyglot edition of the Bible, the New Testament portion of which was printed so early as 1514, and the whole work was published in 1522. The leading Humanist scholars were Lebrixa, or as he is called in Latin Lebrissensis, ...

— History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French • Rev. James MacCaffrey

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