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bilingual

bi·lin·gual [ bī líng gwəl, bī líng gy əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. speaking two languages: able to speak two languages easily and naturally

2. in two languages: written, expressed, or conducted in two languages
a bilingual dictionary



noun  (plural bi·lin·guals)
Definition:
 
bilingual speaker: somebody who speaks two languages easily and naturally

[Mid-19th century. < Latin bilinguis< bi- "two" + lingua "tongue, speech"]

bi·lin·gual·ly adverb
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