bilingual
(adjective) using or knowing two languages; “bilingual education”
bilingual, bilingualist
(noun) a person who speaks two languages fluently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bilingual (not comparable)
Having the ability to speak two languages.
Synonyms: diglot, two-tongued
Hypernym: multilingual
Spoken or written in two different languages.
Hypernym: multilingual
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
Hypernym: multilingual
• two-tongued
bilingual (plural bilinguals)
A person who is able to use two languages.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*lin"gual, a. Etym: [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.]
Definition: Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary.
– Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 May 2024
(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; “he stayed glued to one spot”; “pieces of pasted paper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
