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The correct spelling is polyglot.
How to pronounce polyglot
/ˈpɒliːɡlɒt/
nounIPA: /ˈpɒliːɡlɒt/
Say it like: Pol-ygl-ot
The correct spelling is polyglot. One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages. For example: "a polyglot Bible"
Usage Examples
“a polyglot Bible”
“A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages.
- 2.A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
- 3.A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
- 4.A program written in multiple programming languages.
- 5.A file that can be validly interpreted as multiple formats.
adjective
- 1.Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
- 2.Containing, or made up of, several languages.
- 3.Comprising various linguistic groups.
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