polymathy
\ puh-LIM-uh-thee \, noun;
1.learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
Quotes:
It was the ultimate test of Franklin’s scholarship and polymathy , a phonetic alphabet designed to have a “more natural Order,” than the existing system.
-- Jimmy Stamp, "Benjamin Franklin's Phonetic Alphabet," Smithsonian , May 10, 2013
Even so, Ross’s eccentricity cannot fully obscure his impressive polymathy —he expounds just as fluently on geology and the coffeehouses of Samuel Johnson-era London as he does on Rogers’s innovative war-making.
-- Marc Tracy, "Nonfiction Chronicle," New York Times , June 24, 2009
Origin:
Polymathy descends from the Greek words poly meaning "much," and manthánein meaning "to learn." It entered English in the mid-1600s.
Dictionary.com
Monday, March 9, 2015
Recommended Web Sites!
- Internet Public Library . The “Reading Room” is interesting. Books, magazine, journal links and much much more.
- File Extension Resource. Ever wonder what those extensions mean on a file? Check this site out for thousands of extensions, what they mean, and what programs open them
- The Purdue University Online Writing Lab ...MLA guidelines in research papers, and citing all sources from a single book to government ...
- New York Public Library's Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 640,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.