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bilingual

[bahy-ling-gwuhl, -ling-gyoo-uhl] / baɪˈlɪŋ gwəl, -ˈlɪŋ gju əl /
ADJECTIVE
using two languages
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diglot
STRONG
multilingual polyglot
WEAK
interlingual trilingual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
monoglot monolingual


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Hinojosa, who is bilingual, flexes her Spanglish easily on the stump, telling voters that the most important lesson she ever got came from her mother was the scolding, “No te dejes.”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Though he was early in his residency, Mundo, a doctor who is bilingual, was familiar with this “bounce back.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

California restricted bilingual education in public schools nearly 30 years ago when voters passed Proposition 227.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Their daughter is now 8 and attends a bilingual Spanish and English neighborhood elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Or work my way to Germany and be a waitress, until I was bilingual.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath


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