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polymath::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | initiate, learned person, pundit, savant |
Examples of polymath
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Dr John Dee, a 17th-century polymath, astrologer and advisor to Queen Elizabeth.
From the metro.co.uk
Was van Doesburg an unprincipled, opinionated egoist or an open-minded polymath?
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But these investors, led by a polymath named Earl Crabb, stuck with the program.
From the sfgate.com
A polymath who has made robots for many years, Oldfield is a Sacramento treasure.
From the sacbee.com
He was a polymath with strong interests in Scottish politics, music and travel.
From the guardian.co.uk
With his death, science has lost a brilliant scientist who was also a polymath.
From the toledoblade.com
A second principle dates from a 1927 paper by Frank Ramsey, a Cambridge polymath.
From the economist.com
Polymath-poet, writer, historian, translator, engraver, editor, publisher, etc.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On a slow day sportswriters could depend on the polymath Berg to fill a column.
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- A person of great and varied learning
- A polymath (Greek: u03C0u03BFu03BBu03C5u03BCu03B1u03B8u03AEu03C2, polymathu0113s, "having learned much") is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. The term was first used in the 17th century; the related term, polyhistor, is an ancient term with similar meaning.
- Polymath is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, first published in 1974 by DAW Books, an expansion of Castaways' World (Ace 1963).
- A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge
- (polymathic) Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning
- (polymathist) One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning
- A person who excels in multiple fields, particularly in both arts and sciences. Another name for "Renaissance Man."
