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Potter and artistic polymath Kawai Kanjiro was a key figure in the 20th-century Mingei folk art movement.—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026 Mixed and mastered by Berlin polymath Rashad Becker, Silent Way maintains an underlying drive while exploring efflorescent top-line melodies and loops.—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026 And there are details on her life with her third husband, the polymath George Cooper.—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Previously the site has published excerpts and shorts from authors like Stephanie Wambugu, Erin Somers, and the late polymath, Joe Brainard.—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polymath
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Etymology
Greek polymathēs very learned, from poly- + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical