Definitions
a person of great and varied learning
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.
Used in a sentence
“To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.”
“A bit of a polymath, he was crucial in the early development of the railways in this country.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Wide-ranging scholar”8 letters
02“Person of broad learning”8 letters
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