polymathy

polymathy
\\pəˈliməthē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Greek polymathia much learning, from polymathēs knowing much + -ia -y
: the character or attainments of a polymath : encyclopedic learning

scorn for mere polymathy — G.W.Johnson

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/peuh lim"euh thee/, n.
learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
[1635-45; < Gk polymathía; see POLYMATH, -Y3]

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polymˈathy noun
Much and varied learning
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