WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•math /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person of great learning in several fields of study.
pol•y•math
(pol′ē math′),USA pronunciation n.
pol′y•math′ic, adj.
- a person of great learning in several fields of study;
polyhistor.
- Greek polymathé̄s learned, having learned much, equivalent. to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adjective, adjectival derivative of manthánein to learn
- 1615–25