- trilingual
- tri|lin|gual [ˌtraıˈlıŋgwəl] adj1.) able to speak three languages2.) using three languages▪ a trilingual medieval inscription
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Trilingual — Tri*lin gual, a. [L. trilinguis; tri (see {Tri }) + lingua tongue, language. See {Lingual}.] Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages. [1913 Webster] The much noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trilingual — 1834, from TRI (Cf. tri ) + L. lingua language, lit. tongue (see LINGUAL (Cf. lingual)) … Etymology dictionary
trilingual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) speaking three languages fluently. 2) written or conducted in three languages. DERIVATIVES trilingualism noun … English terms dictionary
trilingual — [trī liŋ′gwəl] adj. [< L trilinguis (< tri ,TRI + lingua, tongue: see LANGUAGE) + AL] 1. of or in three languages 2. using or capable of using three languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility trilingually adv … English World dictionary
trilingual — adjective Date: 1834 consisting of, having, or expressed in three languages < trilingual countries > < a trilingual joke >; also familiar with or able to use three languages < a trilingual teacher > • trilingually adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
trilingual — 1. adjective a) Able to read or speak three languages. b) Expressed or written in three languages. 2. noun A trilingual person. See Also: trilingualism, trilingually … Wiktionary
trilingual — trilingualism, n. trilingually, adv. /truy ling gweuhl/ or, Can., / ling gyooh euhl/, adj. using, speaking, or involving three languages. [1825 35; < L trilingu(is) triple tongued + AL1. See TRI , LINGUAL] * * * … Universalium
trilingual — tri|lin|gual [ traı lıŋgwəl ] adjective able to speak three languages a. involving three languages or written in three languages … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trilingual — tri·lin·gual || ‚traɪ lɪŋgwÉ™l adj. able to communicate in three different languages; expressed in three different languages … English contemporary dictionary
trilingual — adjective speaking three languages fluently. ↘written or conducted in three languages. Derivatives trilingualism noun … English new terms dictionary
