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polymaths

polymaths is the plural 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

Questions about polymaths

What is polymaths the plural of?
Polymaths is the plural of polymath.

Words near polymaths in the dictionary

  1. polymathes
  2. polymathic
  3. polymathically
  4. polymathist
  5. polymathists
  6. polymaths
  7. polymathy
  8. polymatin
  9. polymatins
  10. polymatrix
  11. polymatroid

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