bilingualism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English bilingual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bilingualism From bilingual + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
At Kingsbridge, the bilingualism of the Irish Republic was evident in the tickets, the station notices, and the neat destination boards on the 10.40 a.m. express to Cork.
1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 297:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bilingualisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
sesquilingualism · quadrilingualism · septilingualism · sexilingualism · quinquelingualism · translingualism · plurilingualism · multilingualism · unilingualism · semilingualism · trilingualism · monolingualism
Translations (59)
tk ikidillilik (condition of being bilingual) · de Bilingualismus (condition of being bilingual) · ru двуязы́чность (condition of being bilingual) · sq dygjuhësi (condition of being bilingual) · de Bilingualität (condition of being bilingual) · nb bilingvalisme (condition of being bilingual) · ka ორენოვანება (condition of being bilingual) · kk қостілділік (condition of being bilingual) · nn bilingvisme (condition of being bilingual) · ka ბილინგვიზმი (condition of being bilingual) · io bilingueso (condition of being bilingual) · gl bilingüismo (condition of being bilingual) · pt bilinguismo (condition of being bilingual) · de Bilinguität (condition of being bilingual) · hsb dwurěčnosć (condition of being bilingual) · lt dvikalbỹstė (condition of being bilingual) · nrf bilîndgisme (condition of being bilingual) · ms kedwibahasaan (condition of being bilingual) · hu kétnyelvűség (condition of being bilingual) · cmn 雙語 /双语 (condition of being bilingual) · sk bilingvizmus (condition of being bilingual) · pl bilingwizm (condition of being bilingual) · cs bilingvismus (condition of being bilingual) · nb tospråklighet (condition of being bilingual) · nn tospråksbruk (condition of being bilingual) · es bilingüismo (condition of being bilingual) · mk двојазичност (condition of being bilingual) · ky экитилдүүлүк (condition of being bilingual) · gv daa-hengaght (condition of being bilingual) · de Bilinguismus (condition of being bilingual) · nn tospråklegheit (condition of being bilingual) · it bilinguismo (condition of being bilingual) · it bilinguità (condition of being bilingual) · lt bilingvi̇̀zmas (condition of being bilingual) · sv bilingualism (condition of being bilingual) · nl tweetaligheid (condition of being bilingual) · kk екітілділік (condition of being bilingual) · ga dátheangachas (condition of being bilingual) · fr bilinguisme (condition of being bilingual) · cs dvojjazyčnost (condition of being bilingual) · de Zweisprachigkeit (condition of being bilingual) · ro bilingvism (condition of being bilingual) · be двухмоўе (condition of being bilingual) · yi צװײשפּראַכיקײט (condition of being bilingual) · hsb bilinguizm (condition of being bilingual) · fi kaksikielisyys (condition of being bilingual) · az ikidillilik (condition of being bilingual) · hsb dwojorěčnosć (condition of being bilingual) · ca bilingüisme (condition of being bilingual) · ky коштилдүүлүк (condition of being bilingual) · sv tvåspråkighet (condition of being bilingual) · nn bilingvalisme (condition of being bilingual) · pl dwujęzyczność (condition of being bilingual) · fa دوزبانگی (condition of being bilingual) · nb bilingvisme (condition of being bilingual) · uk двомо́вність (condition of being bilingual) · dsb dwójorěcnosć (condition of being bilingual) · br divyezhegezh (condition of being bilingual) · ms bilingualisme (condition of being bilingual)