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polyglottous

polyglottous adjective: speaking many languages; polyglot.

Adjective

polyglottous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Speaking many languages; polyglot.
    • The polyglottous tribes of America — Max Müller

Origin of polyglottous

See polyglot

Questions about polyglottous

What does polyglottous mean?
Polyglottous means speaking many languages; polyglot.
What part of speech is polyglottous?
Polyglottous is an adjective.

Words near polyglottous in the dictionary

  1. polyglottisms
  2. polyglottist
  3. polyglottists
  4. polyglottology
  5. polyglottonic
  6. polyglottous
  7. polyglotts
  8. polyglucan
  9. polyglucans
  10. polyglucosan
  11. polyglucosans

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