mul|ti|lin|gual|ism

mul|ti|lin|gual|ism
mul|ti|lin|gual|ism «MUHL tih LIHNG gwuh lihz uhm», noun.
the knowledge or use of many languages: »

The discovery that multilingualism was cultivated as a way of life among certain South American Indians rendered the familiar concepts of society, tribe, and ethnic group elusive and difficult (Ward H. Goodenough).


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  • lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • multilingual — mul•ti•lin•gual [[t]ˌmʌl tiˈlɪŋ gwəl, ˌmʌl taɪ [/t]] adj. 1) ling. using or able to speak several languages with some facility 2) ling. of or expressed in several or many languages 3) ling. a multilingual person • Etymology: 1830–40 mul… …   From formal English to slang

  • multilingual — mul|ti|lin|gual [ ,mʌlti lıŋgwəl, ,mʌltaı lıŋgwəl ] adjective able to speak several different languages well a. written or spoken in several different languages ╾ mul|ti|lin|gual|ism noun uncount ─ compare BILINGUAL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; …   English syllables

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