Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of two languages among a people, or of words derived from two languages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Bilingualism.
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- noun
bilingualism
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek speaking two languages; twice + tongue. See glottis.
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