polyglot

¹poly·glot

noun \ˈpä-lē-ˌglät\

Definition of POLYGLOT

1

: one who is polyglot

2

capitalized : a book containing versions of the same text in several languages; especially : the Scriptures in several languages

3

: a mixture or confusion of languages or nomenclatures

Origin of POLYGLOT

²polyglot

First Known Use: circa 1645

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with POLYGLOT

aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte

²polyglot

adjective

Definition of POLYGLOT

1

a : speaking or writing several languages : multilingual

b : composed of numerous linguistic groups <a polyglot population>

2

: containing matter in several languages <a polyglot sign>

3

: composed of elements from different languages

4

: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins) <a polyglot cuisine>

Examples of POLYGLOT

1. a polyglot community made up of many cultures

Origin of POLYGLOT

Greek polyglōttos, from poly- + glōtta language — more at gloss

First Known Use: circa 1656

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile