🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

bilinguisme

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bilinguisme

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
bilingualism/baɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le bilinguisme est un atout important sur le marché du travail."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to speak two languages fluently.

    "Early childhood education in this region actively promotes bilingualism."

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'bi-' (two) + 'lingua' (tongue, language) + English suffix '-ism' (state or condition), popularized in the 20th century in linguistic studies.

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