bilateral
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ər adjective
1.
pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.
2.
located on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided, especially when of equal size, value, etc.
3.
Biology. pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane, etc.
4.
Chiefly Law. (of a contract) binding the parties to reciprocal obligations.
5.
noun
6.
Informal. a bilateral agreement, especially regarding international trade.
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bilateral (baɪˈlætərəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or involving two sides |
| 2. | affecting or undertaken by two parties; mutual: a bilateral treaty |
| 3. | denoting or relating to bilateral symmetry |
| 4. | having identical sides or parts on each side of an axis; symmetrical |
| 5. | sociol Compare unilateral relating to descent through both maternal and paternal lineage |
| 6. | (Brit) relating to an education that combines academic and technical courses |
| 7. | a bilateral meeting |
| bi'laterally | |
| —adv | |
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bilateral bi·lat·er·al (bī-lāt'ər-əl)
adj.
Having or formed of two sides; two-sided.
Having or marked by bilateral symmetry.
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Example sentences
US-sponsored bilateral negotiations have become a formula for sustaining an otherwise untenable status quo.
The bilateral talks were the first outside the framework of six-country negotiations in Beijing since they began in 2003.
Yet none of the sticky bilateral issues was resolved-nor was any expected to be.
Bilateral oophorectomy, the surgical removal of both ovaries, is a surgical method of ovarian ablation.
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