n. A person of great or varied learning. [Greek polumathēs : polu-, poly- + manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] poly·math′, pol′y·mathic adj. po·lyma·thy (pə-lĭmə-thē) n. |
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