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multilingual
Multilingual (adj) means Involving, or using, several different languages.
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1
Involving, or using, several different languages.
"In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation."
— James Lambert, A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity (2018)
"Wikipedia is the most ambitious multilingual project after the Bible: There are editions in over 340 languages, and a further 400 even more obscure ones are being developed and tested."
— Jacob Judah, How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral (2025)
2
Able to speak or use several languages.
"Describing us as multilingual emphasizes our achievements and that learning English adds to the richness of our identity."
— Ching Ching Tan, Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism (2021)
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What is the meaning of multilingual?
"multilingual" (adj) means involving, or using, several different languages.
What is the opposite of multilingual?
The opposite of "multilingual" is monolingual.
What are the different meanings of multilingual?
"multilingual" has 2 main meanings: 1. Involving, or using, several different languages; 2. Able to speak or use several languages.
