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polymath

[ pol-ee-math ]

noun

  1. a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.


polymath

/ ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ; pəˈlɪməθɪ /

noun

  1. a person of great and varied learning
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Derived Forms

  • polymathy, noun
  • ˌDZˈٳ󾱳, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZy·ٳi adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of polymath1

1615–25; < Greek DZ⳾ٳḗs learned, having learned much, equivalent to poly- poly- + -ٳŧ, adj. derivative of ԳٳáԱ𾱲 to learn
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of polymath1

C17: from Greek DZܳٳŧ having much knowledge
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After leaving the military, Burkle became a medical polymath, qualified in five different specialties he felt would be necessary: emergency medicine, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, public health and psychiatry.

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The ultimate perfectionist filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick, had the help of a tireless polymath assistant.

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The authors advocate for nurturing AI-enabled polymaths to bridge the gap between theoretical advancements and practical applications, driving progress toward artificial general intelligence.

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For his first non-American subject, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns chose Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.

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The Florentine Renaissance artist, engineer and polymath made the most famous picture of all time, a painted poplar panel that hangs in virtual isolation in the Salle des États at Paris’ Louvre Museum.

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