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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
poly·glot
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 \\ˈpä-lē-ˌglät\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  polyglot (II)
 DATE  circa 1645
1. one who is polyglot
2. capitalized : a book containing versions of the same text in several languages; especially : the Scriptures in several languages
3. a mixture or confusion of languages or nomenclatures

II
adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Greek polyglōttos, from poly- + glōtta language — more at 
gloss
 DATE  circa 1656
1.
  a. speaking or writing several languages : 
multilingual
  b. composed of numerous linguistic groups
      polyglot population
2. containing matter in several languages
    polyglot sign
3. composed of elements from different languages
4. widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins)
    polyglot cuisine
English Etymology
polyglot
  c.1645, from Gk. polyglottos "speaking many languages," lit."many-tongued," from polys "many" (see poly-) + glotta, Attic variant of glossa "language," lit. "tongue."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
polyglot
poly·glot 5pCli^lCtNAmE 5pB:li^lB:t / adjective   (formal)knowing, using or written in more than one language
   通晓(或使用)多种语言的;用多种语言写成的
   SYN  
multilingual
 :
   a polyglot nation 
   多语种民族 
 poly·glot noun
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
poly·glot
I. \ˈpälēˌglät, -lə̇ˌg-, usu -gläd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek polyglōttos, polyglōssos speaking many languages, many-tongued, from poly- + -glōttos glōssos tongued (from glōtta, glōssa tongue, language) — more at 
gloss
1. : one who speaks or writes several languages
2. usually capitalized 
 a. : a book containing versions of the same text in several languages arranged for comparison usually in parallel columns; especially : the Scriptures in several languages
 b. : an edition of the Bible containing a monolingual text taken from a multilingual Bible
3. : a mixture or confusion of languages or nomenclatures
 < a polyglot of diagnostic labels and systems — G.N.Raines >
II. adjective
1. 
 a. : speaking or writing several or many languages : 
multilingual
  < a polyglot traveler >
 b. : composed of or belonging to numerous linguistic groups
  < a polyglot population >
  < a city of sharp extremes between the rich and transient and the mass of polyglot poor — Reporter >
  < catering to the thousands of polyglot seamen — American Guide Series: New York City >
2. : containing matter in several languages
 < a polyglot sign >
 < a polyglot dictionary >
especially : composed of correlative text in several languages often arranged in parallel columns
 < a polyglot Bible >
3. : composed of elements from different languages
 < verbose, erudite, and polyglot slang — C.H.Sykes >
 < researchers themselves have inherited a curious polyglotterminology — A.G.N.Flew >
III. adjective
: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origin) 
 < a polyglot cuisine >

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