polyglotism


poly·glot·ism

noun \-ˌglä-ˌti-zəm\

Definition of POLYGLOTISM

: the use of many languages : the ability to speak many languages

Variants of POLYGLOTISM

poly·glot·ism or poly·glot·tism \-ˌglä-ˌti-zəm\

First Known Use of POLYGLOTISM

1882

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