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polymathy
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ????????? (polumath?s, “having learnt much”); surface analysis polymath +? -y (“having the quality of”). See polymath for details.
Noun
polymathy (uncountable)
- The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
Related terms
- polymath
- polymathic
- polymathist
Translations
References
- polymathy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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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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