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polyglot

[pol-ee-glot] / ˈpɒl iˌglɒt /




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But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Historians say the deprivation contributed to the growing ethnic tensions of the polyglot state, which led to the Bosnian War in the 1990s.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

That now extends to about 20 countries, including Ireland and Singapore and extending to polyglot Holland and Germany.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

A polyglot and amateur opera singer, Zlokovic left USC and spent 11 years at the University of Rochester before returning in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

It is a strange new kind of army, a polyglot mass of vastly dissimilar men, fighting for union.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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