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BILINGUAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who speaks two languages fluently

Synonyms:

bilingual; bilingualist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bilingual" is a kind of...):

linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)

Derivation:

bilingual (using or knowing two languages)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Using or knowing two languages

Example:

bilingual education

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

multilingual (using or knowing more than one language)

Derivation:

bilingual (a person who speaks two languages fluently)

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