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bilateral
bi·lat·er·al [ bī láttərəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. involving two groups: involving or carried out by two groups, especially the political representatives of two countries
bilateral talks
2. on both sides: relating to or affecting both of two sides
bilateral kidney failure

bi·lat·er·al·ism [ bī láttərəl ìzzəm ] noun
bi·lat·er·al·ly adverb
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