- of or in one language
- using or knowing only one language
Origin of monolingual
mono- + lingual
adjective
- The definition of monolingual is someone who speaks only one language, or something that is available in only one language.
- A person who only speaks English is an example of someone who ismonolingual.
- A book written only in English is an example of a book that would be described asmonolingual.
- Monolingual is defined as a person who only speaks one language.
A person who speaks only English is an example of amonolingual.
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monolingual
adjective
Using or knowing only one language.
Related Forms:
- mon′o·lin′gual
noun
- mon′o·lin′gual·ism
noun
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Sentence Examples
- Apply those same principles when writing yourself, by using a monolingual dictionary or creating phrases in a similar way.
- Language and learning difficulties occur with the same frequency in monolingual and bilingual children.
- Any time one must translate English to French, a few key tools are good to have on hand: an English-French dictionary, a French monolingual dictionary, and a computer program with spelling and grammar checker in both English and French.
- Although their acquisition of each language may be somewhat slower than that of children who are acquiring a single language, their development in the two languages combined is equivalent to that of monolingual children.
- A monolingual dictionary is a good tool for checking the connotations and nuances of your translated text.
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WORDS NEAR monolingual IN THE DICTIONARY
- monolingual
- monolingualism
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