Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilat

/baɪˈlæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-lat
IPA: /baɪˈlæt/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bilateral meeting.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The bilats will often be no more than a few minutes, long enough to say hello and snap some photos[…]"
"The club is “a place to see and be seen,” as its Web site says — that is, unless you are a visiting president who after a day and a half of blinis, beluga and bilats (the diplo term for “bilateral meetings”) just wants to hang out with the clan."
"BILATERAL (or “bilat,” for short): Private meetings between leaders of one country and another. Some argue the real value of UNGA lies in these tête-à-têtes and other personal, off-camera encounters among decision-makers."

Etymology

Shortening of bilateral.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /baɪˈlæt/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

bilats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bilat?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈlæt/.
What does bilat mean?: A bilateral meeting.
Where does bilat come from?: Shortening of bilateral.

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