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polyglot

[pol-ee-glot] / ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /




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Cook, a polyglot who can speak six languages, has also been well served by nominative determinism: She is the founder and CEO of the Cook School Cooking School.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

That now extends to about 20 countries, including Ireland and Singapore and extending to polyglot Holland and Germany.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

With his passing, he evaded the overwhelming consequence of his success: the challenge of consolidating a polyglot empire unprecedented in size and comprising peoples who, by and large, despised each other.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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