bilingual
adjective/baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
Frequency rank: #7,453 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
able to speak and use two languages fluently
Example sentence
She works as a skilled bilingual interpreter because she is fluent in both English and Japanese.
Synonyms & related words
- multilingual
- fluent
- bicultural
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