unilingual

u·ni·lin·gual

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yoo-nuh-ling-gwuh l or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh l]
- /ˌyu nəˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl/
- /jˌuːnɪlˈɪŋɡwəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yoo-nuh-ling-gwuh l or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh l]
- /ˌyu nəˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl/

Definitions of unilingual word

adjective unilingual using only one language: a unilingual book. 1
adjective unilingual of or relating to only one language 0
adjective unilingual knowing only one language 0
noun unilingual a person who knows only one language 0
adjective unilingual of or in one language 0
adjective unilingual using or knowing only one language 0

See all 6 definitions of unilingual

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Origin of unilingual

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; uni- + lingual

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unilingual

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unilingual

unilingual popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unilingual usage trend in Literature

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