mono·lin·gual

mono·lin·gual
/ˌmɑːnəˈlıŋgwəl/ adj
1 : able to speak and understand only one language

He regrets being monolingual and wishes he were bilingual.

2 : using or expressed in only one language

a monolingual dictionary

— compare bilingual, multilingual

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  • mon|o|lin|gual — «MON uh LIHNG guhl», adjective. limited to the knowledge or use of only one language: »a monolingual dictionary. ╂[< mono + Latin lingua tongue + English al1] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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

  • na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… …   English syllables

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