Polymathy

//pəˈlɪməθi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning. uncountable

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”). By surface analysis, polymath + -y (“having the quality of”). See polymath for details.

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