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biliterate

biliterate adjective: capable of reading and writing in two languages.

Adjective

biliterate (not comparable)

  1. Capable of reading and writing in two languages.

Noun

biliterate (plural biliterates)

  1. Such a person.

Forms of biliterate

pluralbiliterates

Origin of biliterate

From bi- + literate.

Questions about biliterate

What does biliterate mean?
Biliterate means capable of reading and writing in two languages.
What part of speech is biliterate?
Biliterate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near biliterate in the dictionary

  1. bilirubinuria
  2. biliteracies
  3. biliteracy
  4. biliteral
  5. biliteralism
  6. biliterate
  7. biliterates
  8. bilitranslocase
  9. Bility
  10. Bilitys
  11. biliuria

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