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BILINGUAL
bilingual
(adjective) using or knowing two languages; “bilingual education”
bilingual, bilingualist
(noun) a person who speaks two languages fluently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
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
Synonyms
• two-tongued
Noun
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
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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