Definition of "polyglotism" []

• The use, notably speech, of several languages (noun)
• The ability to do so (noun)

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• "But polyglotism has its limits and, at some point, a reader must depend on the translator for some semblance of literary verisimilitude."
• "As a consequence, in order for a business to reach new markets, it is necessary to have one new essential characteristic: polyglotism."
• "Byrnes article quotes Alofsin as he explains: "A rich architectural polyglotism in Austria-Hungary paralleled the varied languages of its people… not only were many architectural languages expressed simultaneously, but they reflected various and even opposing issues of ethnic and national identity, as well as conservative or liberal ideologies.""