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polyglot

[pol-ee-glot] / ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /




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Most of this is described in polyglot, suggesting he felt some shame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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

Having gained a reputation for punchy phrases, the polyglot politician appears unlikely to shy away from the fight.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

A K-pop act finally got a new artist nod as well, with the polyglot girl group Katseye landing alongside Addison Rae, Lola Young and Sombr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Along the way, someone substituted the Latin ending pi for the Greek podes and came up with the polyglot octopi.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

In this study, most of the polyglots began studying their non-native languages as teenagers or adults, but in future work, the researchers hope to study people who learned multiple languages from a very young age.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

No previous study has studied so many polyglots.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 3, 2023

Some polyglots have noted problems with the languages already available.

From BBC ● May 11, 2022

Understanding the importance of languages in a globalized world, many Kenyans speak English, Swahili and a tribal language, and polyglots are common throughout Africa.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2018

So she is going to join the polyglots, too, it appears.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) by Albert Bigelow Paine




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