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Think of Da Vinci and Franklin as notable polymaths (someone learned in multiple subjects).—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Is The New Superpower During the original Renaissance, polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci thrived by blending art, engineering, anatomy and imagination.—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 In the past, polymaths became well versed in various disciplines and made important contributions to each.—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025 Now polymaths may be setting the course of artificial intelligence going forward, and AI may even set the stage for a burst of polymath activity.—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polymath
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Etymology
Greek polymathēs very learned, from poly- + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical
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