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BILINGUAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bilingual mean?
• BILINGUAL (noun)
The noun BILINGUAL has 1 sense:
1. a person who speaks two languages fluently
Familiarity information: BILINGUAL used as a noun is very rare.
• BILINGUAL (adjective)
The adjective BILINGUAL has 1 sense:
1. using or knowing two languages
Familiarity information: BILINGUAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who speaks two languages fluently
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bilingual; bilingualist
Hypernyms ("bilingual" is a kind of...):
linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)
Derivation:
bilingual (using or knowing two languages)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using or knowing two languages
Context example:
bilingual education
Similar:
multilingual (using or knowing more than one language)
Derivation:
bilingual (a person who speaks two languages fluently)
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