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polyhistor

pol·y·his·tor
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ee-his-ter]
    • /ˌpɒl iˈhɪs tər/
    • /pˌɒlɪhˈɪstə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-his-ter]
    • /ˌpɒl iˈhɪs tər/

Definitions of polyhistor word

  • noun polyhistor a person of great and varied learning. 1
  • noun polyhistor a person who possesses great learning 0
  • abbreviation POLYHISTOR polymath 0

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Origin of polyhistor

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Latin polyhistōr < Greek polyístōr very learned. See poly-, history

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Parts of speech for Polyhistor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

polyhistor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

polyhistor usage trend in Literature

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