polymathy

noun

po·​lym·​a·​thy pəˈliməthē 

plural -es

: the character or attainments of a polymath : encyclopedic learning

scorn for mere polymathy

—G. W. Johnson

Word History

Etymology

Greek polymathia much learning, from polymathēs knowing much + -ia -y

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