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bilingually
Variant of bilingual
bilingual
definition
bi·lin·gual (bī liŋ′gwəl)
adjective
- of or in two languages
- using or capable of using two languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility
- 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
Related Forms:
- bilingualism bi·lin′·gual·ism′ noun
- bilingually bi·lin′·gually adverb
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