multilingualism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English multilingual 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 multilingualism From multilingual + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages.
This is, perhaps, where writing centers and composition studies are implicated most obviously into the conversation of language ideology, translingualism, and multilingualism.
2020 October 27, Emily Bouza, Tim Cavnar, and Keli Tucker, “Translingualism: An Alternative to Restrictive Monolingual Ideologies in Writing Instruction”, in Another Word:Spielberg showed us, a nation historically obsessed with the idea of domination, that respect is a courageous choice and that multilingualism is our true color. It is who we are.
2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multilingualisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
unilingualism · monolingualism
Deriveds
Relateds
bilingualism · trilingualism · monolingualism
Synonyms
multilinguality · polylingualism
Translations (46)
he רב־לשוניות (ability to speak several languages) · ca plurilingüisme (ability to speak several languages) · es plurilingüismo (ability to speak several languages) · it plurilinguismo (ability to speak several languages) · eo plurlingvismo (ability to speak several languages) · hi बहुभाषिता (ability to speak several languages) · hi बहुभाषिकता (ability to speak several languages) · uk багатомо́вність (ability to speak several languages) · nl meertaligheid (ability to speak several languages) · eu eleaniztasuna (ability to speak several languages) · tr çokdillilik (ability to speak several languages) · pl wielojęzyczność (ability to speak several languages) · pt plurilinguismo (ability to speak several languages) · ar متعدد اللغات (ability to speak several languages) · es multilingüismo (ability to speak several languages) · gl multilingüismo (ability to speak several languages) · hy բազմալեզվություն (ability to speak several languages) · az çoxdillilik (ability to speak several languages) · ro multilingvism (ability to speak several languages) · cs vícejazyčnost (ability to speak several languages) · lt daugiakalbystė (ability to speak several languages) · nn fleirspråklegheit (ability to speak several languages) · de Mehrsprachigkeit (ability to speak several languages) · ru многоязы́чность (ability to speak several languages) · gl plurilingüismo (ability to speak several languages) · de Multilingualismus (ability to speak several languages) · br liesyezhegezh (ability to speak several languages) · nrf multilîndgisme (ability to speak several languages) · ru мультилингви́зм (ability to speak several languages) · kk көптілділік (ability to speak several languages) · fr plurilinguisme (ability to speak several languages) · nb flerspråklighet (ability to speak several languages) · ru многоязы́чие (ability to speak several languages) · mk повеќеја́зичност (ability to speak several languages) · sv flerspråkighet (ability to speak several languages) · ca multilingüisme (ability to speak several languages) · pt multilinguismo (ability to speak several languages) · de Multilinguismus (ability to speak several languages) · de Multilingualität (ability to speak several languages) · it multilinguismo (ability to speak several languages) · de Vielsprachigkeit (ability to speak several languages) · fr multilinguisme (ability to speak several languages) · la multilingualismus (ability to speak several languages) · hu többnyelvűség (ability to speak several languages) · oc multilingüisme (ability to speak several languages) · fi monikielisyys (ability to speak several languages)