bilingualism

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Variant of bilingual

bilingual definition

bi·lin·gual (bī liŋ′gwəl)

adjective

  1. of or in two languages
  2. using or capable of using two languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility
  3. designating a method of education in which students who are not yet fluent in the language of the country where they live are taught in their native language

Etymology: < L bilinguis (< bi-, bi- + lingua, tongue) + -al

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