polyhistor
/ˌpɒliˈhɪstɔː(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
Example Sentences
- "A hired diplomat in Edirne and to the Porte in Constantinople, a military commander in the Austro-Turkish wars, a polyhistor and a learned man."
- "[Carlfriedrich] Claus is an artist, though he does not like to call himself one, and a scholar. As such, he personifies the polyhistor, a species rarely found today."
Etymology
From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: polyhistor, πολυΐστωρ