polymath
/ˈpɒlimæθ/
a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning
polymath in a sentence
“Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential polymath, excelling in art, science, and engineering.”
Origin of polymath
Greek polymathēs from poly much + manthanein to learn
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