Omnilingual

//ɒmnɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages. not-comparable

    "Sir, my omnilingual Diorama having recently appeared in your useful publication, unconnected with some of the proofs that it has a just claim to such a comprehensive title, I shall now, with your permission, submit a prospectus of my universal characters contrasted with those which are most current over the Asiatic Peninsula, to the inspection of many Orientalists among your readers, very well qualified to decide impartially on the comparative merits of my scheme, at least in its application to the two indispensable languages for British India: namely, the Hindoostanee and Persian tongue."

Example

More examples

"Tom is omnilingual. He can speak every language on Earth."

Etymology

From omni- + lingual.

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