polymath

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑliˌmæθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē math′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•math /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person of great learning in several fields of study.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•math  (pol′ē math′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person of great learning in several fields of study;
    polyhistor.
  • Greek polymathé̄s learned, having learned much, equivalent. to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adjective, adjectival derivative of manthánein to learn
  • 1615–25
pol′y•math′ic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polymath /ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ/ n
  1. a person of great and varied learning
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledgepolymathy /pəˈlɪməθɪ/ n
'polymath' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
polymathy

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