how to pronounce bilingual
/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
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bilingual is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of bilingual pronunciation
An example use of bilingual in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… you're looking to become bilingual for …”
meanings of bilingual
adjective:
- Characterized by the use or presence of two languages. Hypernym: multilingual.
- Having the ability to speak two languages.
- Spoken or written in two different languages.
noun:
- A person who is able to use two languages.
bilingual frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word bilingual occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics bilingual can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bilingual can be often used in the following areas:
1) people, society, and culture;
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