trilingual
adjective
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Pronunciation: /tɹaɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ / /tɹʌɪ̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ / /tɹʌi̯ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English trilingual From tri- + lingual.
- Able to read or speak three languages.
- Expressed or written in three languages.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English trilingual From tri- + lingual.
- A person who speaks three languages.
“There were no doubt Turanians or Mongols in Media whose language we know from the great trilinguals of Darius, but the early kings of the Medes had Aryan names, as had many other chiefs whom the Assyrians encountered.”
- An inscription that includes the same text in three languages.