multilingual
adjective
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The roots of multilingual come from Latin. If you happen to prefer Greek, use the synonym polyglot, in which poly- has the same meaning as multi-, and -glot means the same thing as -lingual. The best way to become multilingual is probably to be born in a bilingual (two-language) household; learning those first two seems to give the mind the kind of exercise that makes later language-learning easy.
Examples of multilingual in a Sentence
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
The Girl, Interrupted star shared that her son is also multilingual, having taken French and Russian classes.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
The poverty grant, expansion of child care scholarships, multilingual workgroups, and expansion of Judy Centers are key to meeting the needs of some of our most underserved populations.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Rather than seeing the process of becoming multilingual as cumulative, with each language complementing the next, some linguists see languages as siblings vying for attention.
—Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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“Multilingual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multilingual. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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