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Trilingual

Tri-lin′gual

,
Adj.
[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.

Definition 2024


trilingual

trilingual

English

Adjective

trilingual (comparative more trilingual, superlative most trilingual)

  1. Able to read or speak three languages.
  2. Expressed or written in three languages.

Translations

Noun

trilingual (plural trilinguals)

  1. A trilingual person.

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