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polymath
[ pol-ee-math ]
noun
- a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
polymath
/ ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ; pəˈlɪməθɪ /
noun
- a person of great and varied learning
Derived Forms
- polymathy, noun
- ˌpolyˈmathic, adjective
Other Words From
- poly·mathic adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of polymath1
Example Sentences
In short, I could become a polymath based on a theory that anyone can learn.
Each, in his own way, was a polymath, a rebel, and a master of science communication.
Something of a polymath, Rudnick is, according to his bio, “rumored to be quite close” to film critic Libby Gelman-Waxner, whose reviews have appeared in Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly.
Athanasius Kircher, the eccentric seventeenth-century Jesuit polymath, collector of curiosities, and borderline crank.
Athanasius Kircher was a Jesuit priest and polymath, a man of unusual talents.
Jonathan Alter on the remarkable 92 years of a true polymath who built one of America's great companies.
Sure, their plump pariah son is now a svelte, BMOC, class president and (on paper) world-class polymath.
And she completely unflappable, transitioning between discussions of sex toys and Stalinism with the ease of a true polymath.
The polymath Aristoxenus is credited with a book on the writers of tragedy.
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