The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word POLYGLOT
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More clues leading to the result POLYGLOT
- Multi-lingual parrot reportedly acquired outside Lima
- One who is able to talk in tongues?
- Cover off Floyd LP got translated in many languages
- Linguist said parrot had good luck
- Old college set to enrol Germany’s foremost linguist
- Old college group embracing good skilled linguist
- Language master college caught snorting line
- Former college student dons understood in various languages
- Linguist in college once moved across lake
- Old college has good fortune to be multilingual
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The straight part
We know that "skilled linguist" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case skilled linguist = polyglot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does POLYGLOT mean?
POLYGLOT noun- One who has mastered, notably speaks, several languages.
- A publication containing several versions of the same text, or the same subject matter in several languages; especially, the Bible in several languages.
- A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
- A program written in multiple programming languages.
- A file that can be validly interpreted as multiple formats.
- Versed in, or speaking, many languages.
- Containing, or made up of, several languages.
- Comprising various linguistic groups.