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Jones, the legendary polymath who died at age 91 on Sunday, spent a lifetime making music like this—music that defined its era by transcending it.—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024 More than any of the wide-ranging jobs Miranda has taken on in the past five years, The Warriors, a classic yarn about underprivileged New Yorkers weathering an arduous power struggle, is catnip for the 44-year-old Pulitzer Prize–winning polymath.—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024 The hip-hop polymath received the honor after his decade-plus of wins and achievements in the rap space as a hitmaker and producer.—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Tell me more about Rhiannon Giddens. Giddens, who is breaking Beyoncé’s internet as Banjo Auntie, is known in other circles as a folk polymath often interested in projects spanning Black music history.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for polymath
Word History
Etymology
Greek polymathēs very learned, from poly- + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical
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