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polyglot

[pol-ee-glot] / ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /




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Among their polyglot ranks are search-and-rescue specialists, doctors, canine teams and structural engineers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

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

Historians say the deprivation contributed to the growing ethnic tensions of the polyglot state, which led to the Bosnian War in the 1990s.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2025

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

From BBC Mar. 16, 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

For the study, the researchers recruited 34 polyglots, each of whom had at least some degree of proficiency in five or more languages but were not bilingual or multilingual from infancy.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2024

Inside the fMRI machine, the polyglots listened to a series of 16-second-long recordings in one of eight different languages.

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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