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biliteracy

biliteracy noun: the capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.

Noun

biliteracy (countable and uncountable, plural biliteracies)

  1. The capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.
    • The so-called “core” program where the majority of classes are taught in English is the least popular of all the school board’s options and is being abandoned by parents who demand immersion and biliteracy curriculum for their children.

biliteracy meaning in Tamil

biliteracy in Tamil

இருமொழி எழுத்தறிவு

Forms of biliteracy

pluralbiliteracies

Origin of biliteracy

From bi- + literacy.

Questions about biliteracy

What does biliteracy mean?
Biliteracy means the capability of reading and writing in two languages or writing systems.
What is biliteracy in Tamil?
Biliteracy in Tamil is இருமொழி எழுத்தறிவு. See Biliteracy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is biliteracy?
Biliteracy is a noun.
What is the plural of biliteracy?
The plural of biliteracy is biliteracies.

Words near biliteracy in the dictionary

  1. bilirubinometry
  2. bilirubinostasis
  3. bilirubins
  4. bilirubinuria
  5. biliteracies
  6. biliteracy
  7. biliteral
  8. biliteralism
  9. biliterate
  10. biliterates
  11. bilitranslocase

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Adapted from Wiktionary: biliteracy (page history and authors); biliteracy (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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