Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperpolyglot

/ˌhaɪpəɹˈpɒliɡlɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-poly-glot
IPA
/ˌhaɪpəɹˈpɒliɡlɒt/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who masters or becomes fluent in many different languages (six or more).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polyglot English hyperpolyglot From hyper- + polyglot.

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Questions

How do you pronounce hyperpolyglot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpəɹˈpɒliɡlɒt/.
What does hyperpolyglot mean?
One who masters or becomes fluent in many different languages (six or more).
Where does hyperpolyglot come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polyglot English hyperpolyglot From hyper- + polyglot.

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