See Also: bilingual(dictionary)
bilingual(dictionary)

bilingual (iou)



bilingual adjective & noun. M19.
[from Latin bilinguis, from BI- + lingua tongue, + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Having two languages; speaking two languages fluently; loosely bidialectal. M19.
Of an inscription etc.: written or inscribed in two languages. M19.
b. noun.
A bilingual inscription. L19.
A bilingual person. M20.
bilingualism noun facility in using two languages or (loosely) dialects L19.
bilingu'ality noun = bilingualism M20.