Bi-lingual
able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.
spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages:
a bilingual dictionary; public notices at the emb-ssy are bilingual.
of, involving, or using two languages:
a bilingual community; bilingual schools.
a bilingual person.
historical examples
little man’s family j. b. enochs
the keepers of the king’s peace edgar wallace
when william came saki
literary tours in the highlands and islands of scotland daniel turner holmes
little man’s family j. b. enochs
lady merton, colonist mrs. humphry ward
adjective
able to speak two languages, esp with fluency
written or expressed in two languages
noun
a bilingual person
adj.
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- Bi-partisan
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy. historical examples the art of public speaking dale carnagey (aka dale carnegie) and j. berg esenwein the art of public speaking dale carnagey (aka dale carnegie) and j. berg esenwein a hoosier chronicle meredith nicholson […]
- Bi-quarterly
occurring twice in each quarter of a year. adjective occurring twice every three months
- Biradial
having both bilateral and radial symmetry, as ctenoph-r-s. adjective showing both bilateral and radial symmetry, as certain sea anemones