Bilingual Definition
bī-lĭnggwəl
bilinguals
adjective
Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
American Heritage
Of or in two languages.
Webster's New World
Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other.
Bilingual training; bilingual education.
American Heritage
Using or capable of using two languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or expressed in two languages.
A bilingual dictionary.
American Heritage
noun
bilinguals
A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluency.
American Heritage
A person who is bilingual.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- bilingualist
Other Word Forms of Bilingual
Noun
Singular:
bilingualPlural:
bilingualsOrigin of Bilingual
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bi- + lingual
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