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Definition of bilingual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bilingual

adjective
 
/ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
 
/ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
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  1. able to speak two languages equally well
    • She is bilingual in English and Punjabi.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • fully
    preposition
    • in
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  2. using two languages; written in two languages
    • bilingual education/communities
    • a bilingual dictionary
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin bilinguis, from bi- ‘having two’ + lingua ‘tongue’ + -al.
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