http://glennagirl.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] glennagirl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] section7mfu2019-09-07 10:06 am
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WORD OF THE DAY FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 2019

Word of the Day
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Polyglot

Part of speech: noun
Origin: latin, 17th century

  • A multilingual person

  • A publication featuring one text in multiple languages

  • A blend of languages

Examples of Polyglot in a sentence


  • She's an accomplished polyglot, speaking seven different languages fluently.

[identity profile] pfrye.livejournal.com 2019-09-07 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
U.N.C.L.E. was an international organization, with employees from every corner of the world. Mr. Waverly demanded that his people be polyglots. It just wouldn't do to fail an assignment if you couldn't say "help" or "stop" in the local language. Or in Mr. Kuryakin's case "when is dinner?"