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Polymathy

Po-lym′a-thy

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
πολύσ
much + [GREEK], [GREEK], to learn.]
The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Polymathy

POLYM'ATHY

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Noun.
[Gr.many, and learning; to learn.] The knowledge of many arts and sciences; acquaintance with many branches of learning or with various subjects.

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polymathy

polymathy

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Noun

polymathy (uncountable)

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

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  • polymathy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913