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trilingual

Syllabification: (tri·lin·gual)
Pronunciation: /trīˈliNGgwəl/

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Definition of trilingual

adjective

  • (of a person) speaking three languages fluently.
  • (of a text or an activity) written or conducted in three languages:trilingual magazines in Chinese, Indonesian, and English

Derivatives

trilingualism

Pronunciation: /-ˌlizəm/

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from tri- 'three' + Latin lingua 'tongue' + -al

trilingual in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of trilingual in the British & World English dictionary