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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYHISTOR

Pol `y *his "tor, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: One versed in various learning. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polyhistor

pol y his tor |ˌpäliˈhistər ˈpɑlihɪstər | ▶noun another term for polymath. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek poluistōr ‘very learned, ’ from polu- ‘much, very ’ + histōr ‘wise man. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

polyhistor

polyhistor |ˌpɒlɪˈhɪstə | ▶noun another term for polymath. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek poluistōr ‘very learned ’, from polu- ‘much, very ’ + histōr ‘wise man ’.