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bilingual

  • adjective
  • /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.

Other meanings

  1. Spoken or written in two different languages.

  2. Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.

Related words

  • bilingualize
  • bilingually
  • bilingualness
  • nonbilingual
  • bilingual dictionary
  • bilingualism
  • bilinguality

Word history

From Latin "bilinguis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bilingual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.