polyglot
11polyglot — pol|y|glot [ˈpɔlıglɔt US ˈpa:lıgla:t] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: polyglottos, from glottos tongue, language ] speaking or using many languages = ↑multilingual ▪ a polyglot population >polyglot n …
12polyglot — pol|y|glot1 [ pali,glat ] adjective FORMAL speaking or using several languages: a polyglot community polyglot pol|y|glot 2 [ pali,glat ] noun count FORMAL someone who can speak several languages …
13polyglot — adj. & n. adj. 1 of many languages. 2 (of a person) speaking or writing several languages. 3 (of a book, esp. the Bible) with the text translated into several languages. n. 1 a polyglot person. 2 a polyglot book, esp. a Bible. Derivatives:… …
14polyglot — polyglotism, n. /pol ee glot /, adj. 1. able to speak or write several languages; multilingual. 2. containing, composed of, or written in several languages: a polyglot Bible. n. 3. a mixture or confusion of languages. 4. a person who speaks,… …
15polyglot — [ pɒlɪglɒt] adjective knowing or using several languages. ↘(of a book) having the text translated into several languages. noun a polyglot person. Origin C17: from Fr. polyglotte, from Gk poluglōttos, from polu many + glōtta tongue …
16polyglot — adjective formal speaking or using many languages; multilingual polyglot noun (C) …
17Polyglot Bibles — • The first Bible which may be considered a Polyglot is that edited at Alcala, Spain, in 1502 17 . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Polyglot Bibles Polyglot Bibles …
18Polyglot (webzine) — Infobox Webzine name = Polyglot caption = url = http://www.polymancerstudios.com/content/view/48/61/ commercial = Yes type = Game Hobby Industry, Computer Games language = English registration = owner = Polymancer Studios, Inc.… …
19Polyglot (book) — For other uses, see polyglot (disambiguation). A polyglot (also spelled polyglott) is a book that contains side by side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the… …
20polyglot Bible — any of several editions of the Bible in which the text consists of translations in various languages arranged in parallel columns. This arrangement allows scholars to compare ancient and modern versions, as well as to examine closely the… …
