Polyglot
[pol-ee-glot] /ˈpɒl iˌglɒt/
adjective
1.
able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
2.
containing, composed of, or written in several languages:
a polyglot Bible.
noun
3.
a mixture or confusion of languages.
4.
a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
5.
a book, especially a Bible, containing the same text in several languages.
/ˈpɒlɪˌɡlɒt/
adjective
1.
having a command of many languages
2.
written in, composed of, or containing many languages
noun
3.
a person with a command of many languages
4.
a book, esp a Bible, containing several versions of the same text written in various languages
5.
a mixture or confusion of languages
adj.
1650s, from Greek polyglottos “speaking many languages,” literally “many-tongued,” from polys “many” (see poly-) + glotta, Attic variant of glossa “language,” literally “tongue” (see gloss (n.2)). As a noun from 1640s.
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