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tri⋅lin⋅gual

  [trahy-ling-gwuhl or, Can., -ling-gyoo-uhl]
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–adjective
using, speaking, or involving three languages.
Origin:
1825–35; < L trilingu(is) triple-tongued + -al 1 . See tri-, lingual

Related forms:
tri⋅lin⋅gual⋅ism, noun
tri⋅lin⋅gual⋅ly, adverb
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tri·lin·gual   (trī-lĭng'gwəl)   
adj.  
  1. Using or able to use three languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
  2. Of, relating to, or expressed in three languages.
n.  A person who is able to use three languages, especially with equal fluency.
tri·lin'gual·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Tri*lin"gual\, a. [L. trilinguis; tri- (see Tri-) + lingua tongue, language. See Lingual.] Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages.

The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. --I. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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