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polymathy

/pəˈlɪməθi/

polymathy noun: the knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.

Noun

polymathy (uncountable)

  1. The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.

polymathy meaning in Bengali

polymathy in Bengali

বহুমুখী পাণ্ডিত্য

Origin of polymathy

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”). By surface analysis, polymath + -y (“having the quality of”). See polymath for details.

Words that rhyme with polymathy

Questions about polymathy

What does polymathy mean?
Polymathy means the knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
What is polymathy in Bengali?
Polymathy in Bengali is বহুমুখী পাণ্ডিত্য. See Polymathy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is polymathy?
Polymathy is a noun.
How do you pronounce polymathy?
Polymathy is pronounced /pəˈlɪməθi/.

Words near polymathy in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polymathy (page history and authors); polymathy (Bengali 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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