multilingual

CEFRB2

/ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/

adjective

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation.
Wikipedia is the most ambitious multilingual project after the Bible: There are editions in over 340 languages, and a further 400 even more obscure ones are being developed and tested.
So being multilingual can make you more appealing, more successful and more compassionate. And it’s also good for your health.

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In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 9
Wikipedia is the most ambitious multilingual project after the Bible: There are editions in over 340 languages, and a further 400 even more obscure ones are being developed and tested.
2025 September 25, Jacob Judah, “How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral”, in MIT Technology Review
So being multilingual can make you more appealing, more successful and more compassionate. And it’s also good for your health.
2017 April 2, Maureen O'Hare, “Does being bilingual make you sexy?”, in CNN
Describing us as multilingual emphasizes our achievements and that learning English adds to the richness of our identity.
2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN

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