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polymathe

polymathe is the alternative form of polymath.

Meaning of polymath

Noun

polymath (plural polymaths)

  1. A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.1624, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (2ⁿᵈ edn.), p.6

Forms of polymathe

pluralpolymathes

Questions about polymathe

What is polymathe the alternative form of?
Polymathe is the alternative form of polymath.

Words near polymathe in the dictionary

  1. polymastodont
  2. polymastodonts
  3. polymastoid
  4. polymasty
  5. polymath
  6. polymathe
  7. polymathes
  8. polymathic
  9. polymathically
  10. polymathist
  11. polymathists

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