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- noun Plural form of
polyglot .
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Examples
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Better yet, their amorous efforts can focus on becoming polyglots.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Can Language Influence Your Sex Personality? Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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It's thought this is because polyglots have better cognitive skill than monoglots.
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Michael Erard ME: The changing linguistic world needs polyglots!
Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011
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Better yet, their amorous efforts can focus on becoming polyglots.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Can Language Influence Your Sex Personality? Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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Mr. Sarkozy does have some polyglots at his disposal, including his minister for higher education Valerie Pecresse who speaks English, Russian and Japanese.
France Seeks Suitable Successor for Lagarde William Horobin 2011
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Michael Erard ME: The changing linguistic world needs polyglots!
Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011
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Some advertisements would have prospective polyglots believe they're just a 15-minute audio tape away from becoming a U.N. interpreter.
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Mr. Papandreou's spokesman says the premier's Greek is fine, but he also speaks fluent English, Swedish, French and Italian, and polyglots sometimes get mixed up.
Papandreou, Cutting Deep, Takes On Father's Legacy Marcus Walker 2010
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Mr. Papandreou's spokesman says the premier's Greek is fine, but he also speaks fluent English, Swedish, French and Italian, and polyglots sometimes get mixed up.
Papandreou, Cutting Deep, Takes On Father's Legacy Marcus Walker 2010
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Pop-polyglots M.I.A. and Diplo each glommed onto club music early in their respective careers and have since worked with Baltimore up-and-comers Rye Rye and Blaqstarr.
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