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mul⋅ti⋅lin⋅gual

[muhl-tee-ling-gwuhl, muhl-tahy- or, Can., -ling-gyoo-uhl]
–adjective
1. using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
2. spoken or written in several or many languages: a multilingual broadcast.
3. dealing with or involving several or many languages: a multilingual dictionary of business terms.
–noun
4. a multilingual person.

Origin:
1830–40; multi- + lingual


mul⋅ti⋅lin⋅gual⋅ly, adverb
mul⋅ti⋅lin⋅gual⋅ism, noun
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mul·ti·lin·gual   (mŭl'tē-lĭng'gwəl, -tī-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary.

  2. Using or having the ability to use several languages: a multilingual translator.

mul'ti·lin'gual·ism n.
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