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unilingual

[ yoo-nuh-ling-gwuhlor, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. using only one language:

    a unilingual book.

unilingual

/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɪŋɡwəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to only one language
  2. knowing only one language

noun

  1. a person who knows only one language

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Derived Forms

  • ˌuniˈlingualˌism, noun

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Other Words From

  • uni·lingual·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unilingual1

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + lingual

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