Category:Polyglot

Pol"y*glot, a. Etym: [gr. polyglotte.]

1. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot Lexicon, bible.

2. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.

Polyglot Pol"y*glot, n.

1. One who speaks several languages. [r.] "a polyglot, or good Linguist." Howell.

2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing The same subject matter in several languages; esp., the scriptures in Several languages. Enriched by the publication of polyglots. Abp. Newcome.