multilingual

English

/ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.
  • (Of a person) able to communicate in a number of languages.

Etymology

Affix from English lingual (related to language linguistics).

Origin

English

lingual

Gloss

related to language linguistics

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