bilingual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   using or knowing two languages

   bilingual education

2. 2
   adj

   Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.

   He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife.

3. 3
   adj

   Spoken or written in two different languages.

   a bilingual dictionary

4. 4
   adj

   Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.

   bilingual education

5. 5
   noun

   A person who is able to use two languages.

   Most striking, numerous studies have even shown that bilinguals undergo a later onset of dementia, perhaps of around four years, on average. But some of these studies have failed to replicate, leaving experts wondering whether the effect is real, and if so, what exactly it consists of.

6. 6
   noun

   a person who speaks two languages fluently

Etymology

From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.