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polymath — (n.) 1620s, from Gk. polymathes having learned much, from polys much (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + root of manthanein learn (see MATHEMATIC (Cf. mathematic)) … Etymology dictionary
polymath — ► NOUN ▪ a person of wide ranging knowledge or learning. DERIVATIVES polymathic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek polumath s having learned much … English terms dictionary
polymath — [päl′ə math΄] n. [< Gr polymathēs, knowing much < poly , POLY + manthanein, learn: see MATHEMATICAL] a person of great and diversified learning polymathic adj … English World dictionary
Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology … Wikipedia
polymath — UK [ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ] / US [ˈpɑlɪˌmæθ] noun [countable] Word forms polymath : singular polymath plural polymaths formal someone who has a lot of knowledge about many different subjects … English dictionary
polymath — noun Etymology: Greek polymathēs very learned, from poly + manthanein to learn more at mathematical Date: 1621 a person of encyclopedic learning • polymath or polymathic adjective • polymathy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Polymath Park — is a convert|125|acre|km2|sing=on resort convert|60|mi|km southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania. The site, near the village of Acme in Westmoreland County, is surrounded by private… … Wikipedia
Polymath (novel) — Polymath is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, first published in 1974 by DAW Books, an expansion of Castaways World (Ace 1963).Plot summaryA spacecraft filled with refugees from a cosmic catastrophe crash lands on an unmapped planet. There … Wikipedia
polymath — polymathic, adj. /pol ee math /, n. a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor. [1615 25; < Gk polymathés learned, having learned much, equiv. to poly POLY + mathes, adj. deriv. of manthánein to learn] * * * … Universalium
polymath — noun /ˈpɒl.ɪ.mæθ,ˈpɑː.li.mæθ ,ˈpɑː.lɪ.mæθ/ A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge. Syn: polyhistor, renaissance man See Also: automath, polymathy, polymathic … Wiktionary
polymath — pol|y|math [ˈpɔlımæθ US ˈpa: ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: polymathes having much knowledge , from manthanein to learn ] formal someone who has a lot of knowledge about many different subjects … Dictionary of contemporary English
