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bi⋅lin⋅gual

  [bahy-ling-gwuhl or, Can., -ling-gyoo-uhl]
Use bilingual in a Sentence
–adjective
1. able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.
2. spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual.
3. of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools.
–noun
4. a bilingual person.
Origin:
1835–45; < L bilingu(is) (bi- bi- 1 + lingu-, s. of lingua tongue + -is adj. suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
bi⋅lin⋅gual⋅ly, adverb
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bi·lin·gual   (bī-lĭng'gwəl)   
adj.  
    1. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
    2. Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other: bilingual training; bilingual education.
  2. Of, relating to, or expressed in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.
n.  A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluency.
bi·lin'gual·ism n., bi·lin'gual·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Bilingual

Bi*lin"gual\, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.] Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : bilingual
Spanish: bilingüe,
German: zweisprachig,
Japanese: 二か国語の
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bilingual 
1847, from bi- + lingual.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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