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< polygenic

polygon >

pol·y·glot

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.

NOUN:

A person having a speaking, reading, or writing knowledge of several languages.
A book, especially a Bible, containing several versions of the same text in different languages.
A mixture or confusion of languages.

ETYMOLOGY:
French polyglotte, from Greek poluglttos : polu-, poly- + gltta, tongue, language

OTHER FORMS:
poly·glotism or poly·glottism(Noun)

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