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polyglot

[pol-ee-glot] / ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /




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But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In other words, a significant number of multiracial Americans will “airbrush” their polyglot lineage and instead focus on their European provenance.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s also important in a polyglot state like California that a poll is not conducted solely in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Denmark's chain-smoking, flamboyant, polyglot Danish queen - who Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described as the "epitome of Denmark" - spent more than half a century on the throne.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

It is a strange new kind of army, a polyglot mass of vastly dissimilar men, fighting for union.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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