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polyhistor

/ˌpɒliˈhɪstɔː(ɹ)/

polyhistor noun: someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.

Noun

polyhistor (plural polyhistors)

  1. Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
    • A hired diplomat in Edirne and to the Porte in Constantinople, a military commander in the Austro-Turkish wars, a polyhistor and a learned man.1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 24
    • [Carlfriedrich] Claus is an artist, though he does not like to call himself one, and a scholar. As such, he personifies the polyhistor, a species rarely found today.1997, Eckhart Gillen, quoting Henry Schumann, German Art from Beckmann to Richter, →ISBN, page 289

polyhistor meaning in Tamil

polyhistor in Tamil

பன்மொழியாளர், பலதிறப்புலவர், பல்திறனர், பன்மொழி வல்லுநர், பன்கலை வல்லுநர்

Synonyms of polyhistor

Forms of polyhistor

pluralpolyhistors

Origin of polyhistor

From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”).

Questions about polyhistor

What does polyhistor mean?
Polyhistor means someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
What is polyhistor in Tamil?
Polyhistor in Tamil is பன்மொழியாளர், பலதிறப்புலவர், பல்திறனர். See Polyhistor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polyhistor?
Polyhistor is a noun.
How do you pronounce polyhistor?
Polyhistor is pronounced /ˌpɒliˈhɪstɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of polyhistor?
The plural of polyhistor is polyhistors.

Words near polyhistor in the dictionary

  1. polyhierarchical
  2. polyhierarchies
  3. polyhierarchy
  4. polyhistidine
  5. polyhistidines
  6. polyhistor
  7. polyhistorian
  8. polyhistorians
  9. polyhistoric
  10. polyhistorical
  11. polyhistors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polyhistor (page history and authors); polyhistor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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