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Learner's definition of BILINGUAL
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:
able to speak and understand two languages
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Several of the employees are bilingual.
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He is bilingual in English and Japanese.
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:
using or expressed in two languages
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compare monolingual, multilingual
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a bilingual dictionary
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She grew up in a bilingual community.
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The town has an excellent bilingual education program.
— bilingual
noun, plural bilinguals [count]-
Several of the employees are bilinguals.
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She says her bilingualism [=her ability to speak two languages] has helped her in her career.
