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Polyglot

Pŏl'y-glŏt, a.

adjective

a. [Gr. πολύγλωττος, many-tongued, from πολύς, many, and γλῶττα, γλῶσσα, tongue, language; Fr. polyglotte, It. poliglotto, Sp. poligloto.] Containing, or pertaining to, several languages; many-languaged; as, a polyglot lexicon.

Pōl'y-glōt, n.

noun

n. [See supra.] 1. A person acquainted with several languages. “A polyglot, or good linguist.” Howell.

A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject-matter in several languages; especially, the Scriptures in several languages.
Hence, less exactly, the text of one of the versions in a proper polyglot, printed by itself.