Polymath


[pol-ee-math] /ˈpɒl iˌmæθ/

noun
1.
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
/ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ/
noun
1.
a person of great and varied learning
n.

1620s, from Greek polymathes “having learned much, knowing much,” from polys “much” (see poly-) + root of manthanein “to learn” (see mathematic).

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