- multilingual
- adjective /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋwel/a) Pertaining to multiple languages.b) able to communicate fluently in multiple languagesSee Also: language, multilingualism
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multilingual — multilingual … Deutsch Wörterbuch
multilingual — mul‧ti‧lin‧gual [ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋgwəl◂] adjective 1. able to speak more than two languages: • More multilingual flight attendants are being recruited. 2. written or spoken in more than one language: • a 24 hour, multilingual help line * * *… … Financial and business terms
multilingual — multilingual:⇨mehrsprachig … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
multilingual — (adj.) also multi lingual, 1838, from MULTI (Cf. multi ) + L. lingua language, lit. tongue (see LINGUAL (Cf. lingual)). Related: Multilingually; multilingualism … Etymology dictionary
multilingual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in or using several languages … English terms dictionary
multilingual — [mul΄ti liŋ′gwəl] adj. 1. of or in several languages 2. using or capable of using several languages multilingually adv … English World dictionary
multilingual — [[t]mʌ̱ltilɪ̱ŋgw(ə)l[/t]] also multi lingual 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Multilingual means involving several different languages. ...a multilingual country. ...multilingual dictionaries. 2) ADJ A multilingual person is able to speak more than two… … English dictionary
multilingual — adjective Date: 1838 1. of, having, or expressed in several languages < a multilingual sign > < multilingual dictionaries > 2. using or able to use several languages especially with equal fluency < multilingual translators > • multilingualism… … New Collegiate Dictionary
multilingual — multilingually, adv. multilingualism, n. /mul tee ling gweuhl, mul tuy / or, Can., / ling gyooh euhl/, adj. 1. using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility. 2. spoken or written in several or many languages: a multilingual… … Universalium
multilingual — mul|ti|lin|gual [ˌmʌltıˈlıŋgwəl] adj using, speaking, or written in several different languages →↑bilingual, monolingual ↑monolingual ▪ the problems of a multilingual classroom ▪ a multilingual phrasebook >multilingualism n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
multilingual — adjective 1 able to speak several different languages: a multilingual secretary 2 written in several different languages: a multilingual phrasebook covering English, French, German, and Italian compare bilingual, monolingual multilingualism noun… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
