n
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
adj
Relating to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.
n
A person who is ambilingual.
n
The condition of being ambilingual; the ability to speak two or more languages with no significant differences in fluency and without preferring on to another for certain uses.
n
A multiplicity of mutually unintelligible languages.
adj
(rare) Alternative spelling of bilingual [Having the ability to speak two languages.]
adj
competent in two languages, or in two fields of study
adj
Having working knowledge of two separate cultures.
adj
natively using or capable of using two dialects of a language
adj
That speaks two lects of the same language
adj
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
n
A translation dictionary in two languages.
n
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
adj
Obsolete form of bilingual. [Having the ability to speak two languages.]
adj
double-tongued, deceiving.
n
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Speaking or presented in two languages; bilingual.
n
The capability of reading and writing in two languages.
adj
Written in two different scripts
n
A person of two nationalities.
adj
having the ability to read or write two scripts
adj
(linguistics) Having two meanings depending on context
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
adj
Speaking or sharing the same language.
adj
Alternative form of crosslinguistic [Spanning more than one language.]
adj
Spanning more than one language.
adj
Using two languages or dialects together.
n
A bilingual inscription, book, or person.
n
The concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language.
adj
Of media, giving the option to listen to audio in two different languages.
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of two letters only; biliteral.
adj
Able to speak two or more languages to the same level of proficiency
n
A second language that one speaks fluently.
adj
Involving half of the tongue.
n
(rare) A book in seven languages.
adj
written in seven languages
n
A person who speaks a different language.
adj
In a different language
adj
(linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language.
adj
speaking six languages
n
One who masters or becomes fluent in many different languages (six or more).
n
(education) A form of foreign-language teaching where the language is used intensively to teach other subjects to a student.
n
A lingua franca, a common language used by speakers of different languages
adj
(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
adj
Having a specified type or number of languages.
n
(slang) Someone who is passionate about languages.
n
Conversance with, or predilection for, (foreign) languages
adj
(literature) Written in a hodgepodge mixture of two or more languages.
n
(linguistics) A grouping of two or more language families that share some relationship
adj
(rare) Pertaining to one's mother tongue.
adj
(linguistics) Describing the form of language used by diverse ethnic and cultural groups in a shared urban environment
n
(linguistics) The use of language by diverse ethnic and cultural groups in a shared urban environment
n
A language formed by combining two languages, keeping elements of the grammar of both.
n
(linguistics) the mixing of several languages in multilingual societies
adj
Capable of speaking only a single language; monolingual.
n
Condition of being able to speak only a single language.
n
a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot
n
The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.
n
(linguistics) One who speaks only a single language.
n
A person who can read in only one language
n
(linguistics) The unified language competence of an individual who can communicate in more than one language.
n
Alternative form of multicompetence [(linguistics) The unified language competence of an individual who can communicate in more than one language.]
n
A language variety formed with the input of several ethnic groups.
n
A person with a hyphenated profession e.g. singer-songwriter, actor-director, but especially a person with several such roles.
adj
of or pertaining to multiple languages
n
The condition of being multilingual
n
A speaker of multiple languages; a polyglot.
adj
of or pertaining to multiple languages
adv
With reference to multilingualism; utilising multiple languages.
n
(linguistics) A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.
adj
That speaks a language as a first language or mother tongue.
adj
(rare) In eight languages.
adj
Characterized by the use or presence of eight languages.
n
(rare) A person or entity who has mastered all languages.
n
A person who has the ability to speak, or to understand, all languages
n
The ability to speak or understand many languages.
n
One who grows up hearing a language, but does not learn to speak it.
adj
(linguistics) Concerning all variants of a language.
adj
Involving or encompassing all languages
adj
Including all languages
n
A style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the immersion is taking place), plus a "secondary" language which is the student's native language.
adj
Translated into five languages
adj
(phonology, uncommon) Having five morae.
adj
(linguistics) Around the time that a person acquires language.
adj
of or pertaining to several languages
n
The condition of being plurilingual
n
literacy in more than one language or script
adj
literate in more than one language or script
n
A person who can multitask
n
The coexistence of multiple languages in the same geographic area.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting polyglossia
n
(linguistics) polyglossia
adj
Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
n
The ability to communicate in several languages.
n
The quality of being polyglot; multilingualism.
adj
polyglot; multilingual
n
Alternative spelling of polyglotism [The use, notably in speech, of several languages.]
n
Synonym of polyglot (“multilingual person”)
n
(obsolete) The use of many languages
adj
(archaic) polyglot; multilingual
adj
(rare) Speaking many languages; polyglot.
adj
(linguistics) Concerning multiple language variants.
adj
able to use multiple languages
n
A person who is fluent in numerous languages.
n
A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways
adj
Involving four languages.
n
The condition of being quadrilingual; the ability to speak four languages.
adj
Able to speak five languages.
n
The condition of being quinquelingual; the ability to speak five languages.
adj
Having a low profile in all of several languages the person can speak.
n
A phenomenon when people speak several languages at a low level of development, with evident deficiencies in all languages.
adj
(of a person) able to communicate fluently in one language, but only to a degree in another
n
The condition of being sesquilingual; the ability to speak one language fluently, and a second language only to a limited extent.
adj
(in compounds) Having competence in a language.
adj
Able to speak four languages.
adj
Able to read or speak four languages.
v
(linguistics) To make use of multiple languages in a single discourse.
n
A person who can speak, or fluently switch between speaking, several languages.
adj
competent in three languages, or in three fields of study
adj
Alternative form of trigrammatic [Containing three letters or characters, or three sets of letters or characters.]
n
A person who speaks three languages.
n
The condition of being trilingual; the ability to speak three languages.
adv
In a trilingual manner; in or with three languages.
n
(linguistics) One who speaks three languages.
n
The capability of reading and writing in three languages.
n
The quality of being triliteral.
adj
Capable of reading and writing in three languages.
n
(linguistics) The property of having three morae.
adj
(rare) Possessing the ability to speak two languages; synonym of bilingual.
adj
knowing or using a single language
n
Condition of being able to speak only a single language.
n
(linguistics) One who speaks only a single language.
n
(linguistics) A basic or original language; protolanguage.
adj
(linguistics) Of or relating to a variety of a language.
adj
Of language, using words which have been carefully chosen.
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