D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Polyglot

/pälˌ-ēgˌ-lät/ · Pol·y·glot · IPA /ˈpɑlɪˌɡlɑt/
01 a. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.
  1. 1.
    Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.
  2. 2.
    Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
02 n. One who speaks several languages.
  1. 1.
    One who speaks several languages.[R.]
  2. 2.
    A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages.
    “Enriched by the publication of polyglots.” — Abp. Newcome.