polyhistor

Definition of polyhistornext

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Noun
  • The Renaissance man leaves behind thousands of notes with a curious twist: They’re written in reverse and legible by mirror.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man.
    Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • He’d been invited to a brainstorm convened by Nathan Myhrvold, a polymath inventor.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
  • Lambert's problem was first posed all the way back in the 1700s by the Swiss polymath Johann Heinrich Lambert, who pondered how to find the optimal trajectory between two moving objects.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Luna spends the day in the socially conscious sign of Aquarius, shifting the emotional tone toward intellect, perspective, eccentricity and detachment.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Mesoudi, who was not involved in the new study, agrees that cultural evolution was probably a key to human success while noting that the secret sauce could instead turn out to be social cooperation, language, individual intellect, or some combination of these factors.
    Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The festival gathers experts, speakers and thinkers from the worlds of music, film, TV, tech and culture.
    Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
  • Yet these thinkers remained exceptions.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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