bilingual

CEFRB1

/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    using or knowing two languages.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.

Examples

  • We created a freely available English-Japanese bilingual corpus.

  • With an American father and a French mother, she is bilingual.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Spoken or written in two different languages.

  2. Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person who is able to use two languages.

More examples

In context

  • a bilingual dictionary

  • bilingual education

  • He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.