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bi-lingual

bi-lingual is the rare spelling of bilingual.

Meaning of bilingual

Adjective

bilingual (not comparable)

  1. Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
    • He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife.1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Michelle (Lauren Hutton)
    Synonyms:
    diglot, two-tongued
  2. Spoken or written in two different languages.
    • a bilingual dictionary
  3. Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
    • bilingual education

See all 5 meanings of bilingual

Questions about bi-lingual

What is bi-lingual the rare spelling of?
Bi-lingual is the rare spelling of bilingual.

Words near bi-lingual in the dictionary

  1. bi-hourly
  2. bi-iliac
  3. bi-infinite
  4. bi-level
  5. bi-levels
  6. bi-lingual
  7. bi-Lipschitz
  8. bi-metal strip
  9. bi-metal strips
  10. bi-mode
  11. bi-modes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bi-lingual (page history and authors); bilingual (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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