Complete Definition of "polymath"

see also|polymathist
English

Etymology
From Gr. polymathes (�having learned much�), from polys (�much�) (see poly-) + root of manthanein (�learn�).

Noun
en-noun

  1. a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

See also
polyhistor
renaissance man
automath

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