Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilingualism

/baɪlˈɪŋɡwəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
bilin-gual-ism
IPA
/baɪlˈɪŋɡwəlˌɪzəm/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bilingual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bilingualism From bilingual + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bilingualisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monolingualism multilingualism plurilingualism quadrilingualism quinquelingualism semilingualism septilingualism sesquilingualism

Questions

How do you pronounce bilingualism?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪlˈɪŋɡwəlˌɪzəm/.
What does bilingualism mean?
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
Where does bilingualism come from?
Etymology tree English bilingual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bilingualism From bilingual + -ism.

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