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polymath
English
Alternative forms
- polumathe, polymathe [both 17th century]
Etymology
First attested in 1624; from the Ancient Greek ????????? (polumath?s, “having learnt much”), from ????? (polús, “much”) + ???? (máth?) (math?, “learning”; from ??????? (manthán?), manthan? “I learn”); compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy, as well as the French polymathe.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?l?mæ?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?li?mæ?/, /?p?l?mæ?/
Noun
polymath (plural polymaths)
- A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
- 1624, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (2nd edn.), p.6:
- To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.
- 1624, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (2nd edn.), p.6:
Synonyms
- polyhistor
- renaissance man
Antonyms
- monomath
Coordinate terms
- factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist
Related terms
- automath
- polymathy
- polymathic
- polymathist
Translations
References
- “polymath, n. (a.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
- “polymath, n. and adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2006]
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autodidact
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????????? (autodídaktos), from ????? (autós, “self”) + ??????? (didásk?, “I teach”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???to??da?dækt/
Noun
autodidact (plural autodidacts)
- A self-taught person.
- Synonym: automath
See also
- autonomous learning
Derived terms
- autodidactic
- autodidacticism
- autodidactism
Translations
See also
- self-taught
- self-educated
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?.to?.di?d?kt/, /?o?.to?.di?d?kt/
- Hyphenation: auto?di?dact
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
autodidact m (plural autodidacten)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Derived terms
- autodidactisch
Romanian
Etymology
From French autodidacte
Noun
autodidact m (plural autodidac?i)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Declension
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