polyglot
polyglot is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
- 2.One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot, or good linguist." Howell.
- 3.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. Abp. Newcome.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ablude
- all
- alteration
- and
- another
- apart
- apple
- betacism
- bilingual
- change
- characteristic
- chrestomathy
- color
- comparative
- confusion
- contradistinction
- contrast
- current
- daedal
- dead
- delicate
- dialect
- dialectic
- differ
- difference
- different
- differentia
- differently
- disagreement
- discriminate
- discrimination
- discriminative
- disparity
- dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinguishable
- distinguishing
- divaricate
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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