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Bilingual vs Trilingual - What's the difference?

bilingual | trilingual |

As adjectives the difference between bilingual and trilingual

is that bilingual is having the ability to speak two languages while trilingual is able to read or speak three languages.

As nouns the difference between bilingual and trilingual

is that bilingual is a person who is able to use two languages while trilingual is a trilingual person.

bilingual

English

Alternative forms

* bi-lingual

Adjective

(wikipedia bilingual) (-)
  • Having the ability to speak two languages
  • Spoken or written in two different languages
    • a bilingual dictionary
  • Characterized by the use or presence of two languages

    • Derived terms

    * bilingualism * bilinguality

    Synonyms

    * diglot

    See also

    * biscriptal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is able to use two languages.

    • trilingual

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia trilingual) (en adjective)
  • Able to read or speak three languages.
  • Expressed or written in three languages.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trilingual person.

    • Related terms

    * trilingualism * trilingually

    See also

    * monolingual * bilingual * quadrilingual * multilingual * polyglot