bilingual Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who speaks two languages fluently
    bilingualist.
  2. adjective satellite using or knowing two languages
    • bilingual education

WordNet


Bi*lin"gual adjective
Etymology
L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua tongue, language.
Definitions
  1. Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary. -- Bi*lin"gual*ly, adv.

Webster 1913