BILINGUAL


Meaning of BILINGUAL in English

— bilingually , adv.

/buy ling"gweuhl/ or, Can., /-ling"gyooh euhl/ , adj.

1. able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.

2. spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual.

3. of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools.

n.

4. a bilingual person.

[ 1835-45; bilingu ( is ) ( bi- BI- 1 + lingu-, s. of lingua tongue + -is adj. suffix) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .