I. (ˈ)bī|liŋgwəl adjective
Etymology: Latin bilinguis (from bi- bi- (I) + lingua tongue) + English -al — more at tongue
1. : containing or expressed in two written languages
a bilingual inscription
a bilingual street sign
: involving the use of two languages
books printed in bilingual form
: having reference to two languages written, spoken, or manual
bilingual study
the bilingual deaf
2. : having or using two languages especially as spoken with the fluency characteristic of a native speaker
a practically bilingual control of French and English
a bilingual speaker
• bi·lin·gual·ly -gwəlē, -li adverb
II. noun
( -s )
1. : an inscription in two languages
2. : a person using two languages especially habitually and with a control like that of a native speaker
III. adjective
: of or relating to bilingual education