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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