adjective • 1) containing, or made up, of, several languages. 2) versed in, or speaking, many languages.
noun • 1) one who speaks several languages. 2) a book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages. 3) a program written in multiple programming languages (programming).
From Greek, πολύς (many) + γλῶττα (tongue, language)
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language matters… language is not merely descriptive. it’s creative.
tergiversate
verb • /tər-jĭv’ər-sāt’/ • 1) to change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2) to turn renegade.
From Latin tergum, “back”, and versare, “to turn”
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