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bilinguality

bi·lin·gual·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-ling-gwuh-liz-uh m or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh-]
    • /baɪˈlɪŋ gwəˌlɪz əm or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-ling-gwuh-liz-uh m or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh-]
    • /baɪˈlɪŋ gwəˌlɪz əm or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu ə-/

Definitions of bilinguality word

  • noun bilinguality the ability to speak two languages fluently. 1
  • noun bilinguality the habitual use of two languages. 1
  • noun bilinguality Canadian. a government-supported program encouraging all citizens to acquire a knowledge of both English and French. 1
  • noun bilinguality (rare) bilingualism. 0

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Origin of bilinguality

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; bilingual + -ism

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Parts of speech for Bilinguality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bilinguality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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