- polyglots
- pol·y·glot || 'pɑlɪglɑt /'pɒlɪglɒt n. person who speaks many languages; book containing one text in many different languages
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Polyglot (book) — For other uses, see polyglot (disambiguation). A polyglot (also spelled polyglott) is a book that contains side by side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the… … Wikipedia
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Polyglot Bibles — • The first Bible which may be considered a Polyglot is that edited at Alcala, Spain, in 1502 17 . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Polyglot Bibles Polyglot Bibles … Catholic encyclopedia
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Harold Williams (linguist) — Harold Williams (6 April 1876, Christchurch, New Zealand 18 November 1928, London, England) was a New Zealand journalist, foreign editor of The Times and polyglot who is considered to have been one of the most accomplished polyglots in history,… … Wikipedia
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