POLYGLOT

Polyglot

A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew and Greek originals are exhibited along with historical translations. Polyglots are useful for studying the history of the text and its interpretation.

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polyglot

Noun

  1. One who masters, notably speaks, several languages.
  2. A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
  3. A mixture of langages and/or nomenclatures
  4. A program written in multiple programming languages.

Adjective

  1. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
  2. Containing, or made up of, several languages.
    a polyglot lexicon; a polyglot Bible
  3. Comprising various linguistic groups
    ''A polyglot region without a clearly dominant culture may develop an artificial lingua franca, such as Pidgin English in the South Sea


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