BILITERAL

Etymology

Adjective

biliteral (not comparable)

Composed of two letters

Written in two different scripts

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*lit"er*al, a. Etym: [L. bis twice + littera letter.]

Definition: Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Sir W. Jones.

– n.

Definition: A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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