"polyglotism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polyglotisms [plural]
Etymology: From polyglot + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polyglot|ism}} polyglot + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} polyglotism (usually uncountable, plural polyglotisms)
  1. The use, notably in speech, of several languages. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the use of several languages): polyglossie (Dutch), meertaligheid (Dutch), veeltaligheid (Dutch), polyglottismo (Interlingua), poliglotyzm [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-polyglotism-en-noun-V3kBeDAN Disambiguation of 'the use of several languages': 58 42
  2. The ability to communicate in several languages. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-polyglotism-en-noun-8TJy46x0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: polyglottism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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