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monolingual definition

mono·lin·gual (män′ō liŋ′gwəl, män′ə-)

adjective

  1. of or in one language
  2. using or knowing only one language

Etymology: mono- + lingual

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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