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Word of the Day 10/05/17 Polyhistor

Polyhistor (noun)
polyhistor [pol-ee-his-ter]

noun
1. a person of great and varied learning.

Also, polyhistorian [pol-ee-hi-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr-].



Origin: 1565-75; < Latin polyhistōr < Greek polyístōr very learned. See poly-, history

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