multilingual

adjective mul·ti·lin·gual \-ˈliŋ-gwəl, -ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl\

: able to speak and understand several languages

: using or expressed in several languages

Full Definition of MULTILINGUAL

: of, having, or expressed in several languages <a multilingual sign> <multilingual dictionaries>

: using or able to use several languages especially with equal fluency <multilingual translators>

— mul·ti·lin·gual·ism \-gwə-ˌli-zəm, -gyə-wə-\ noun

— mul·ti·lin·gual·ly \-gwə-lē, -gyə-wə-lē\ adverb

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