adj.
- Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
- Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other: bilingual training; bilingual education.
- Of, relating to, or expressed in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.
A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluency.
bilingualism bi·lin'gual·ism n.
bilingually bi·lin'gual·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
