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trilingual

[trahy-ling-gwuhl, -ling-gyoo-uhl] / traɪˈlɪŋ gwəl, -ˈlɪŋ gju əl /
ADJECTIVE
using three languages
Synonyms
STRONG
multilingual polyglot
WEAK
bilingual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
monoglot monolingual


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“When we’re bilingual or trilingual, our brain is always working, and we’re able to use whatever language we can express ourselves in.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

"The best-case scenario is to have a parallel text — a so-called bilingual or trilingual — that presents approximately the same meaning, but in two or three different scripts or languages," Bonmann said.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023

Since you're trilingual, did you need to improve your Korean fluency at all or, on the flip side – how did you prepare for the more broken English?

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2023

American-made trilingual epic melodrama tells the story of four generations of a Korean family, first in Korea under Japanese colonial rule and then in Japan, where legal restrictions and discrimination kept them a people apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

At this point, I thought of myself basically as trilingual.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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