polyglot
/ˈpɒliːɡlɒt/
noun
- 1
One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages.
- 2
A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
- 3
A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
- 4
A program written in multiple programming languages.
- 5
A file that can be validly interpreted as multiple formats.
adjective
- 1
Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
- 2
Containing, or made up of, several languages.
“a polyglot Bible”
- 3
Comprising various linguistic groups.
“A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea.”
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