
polyglot
/ˌpɑˌɫiɡɫɑt/
a person who knows and is able to use several languages
polyglot in a sentence
“As a polyglot, he could communicate easily in five different languages.”
Origin of polyglot
Greek polyglōttos from poly many + glōtta tongue, language
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