Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multilingualism

/mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-lin-gual-ism
IPA: /mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is, perhaps, where writing centers and composition studies are implicated most obviously into the conversation of language ideology, translingualism, and multilingualism."
"Spielberg showed us, a nation historically obsessed with the idea of domination, that respect is a courageous choice and that multilingualism is our true color. It is who we are."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English multilingual 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 multilingualism From multilingual + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

multilingualisms (plural)

Derived Forms

multilingualistic

Frequently Paired Words

bilingualism monolingualism trilingualism unilingualism

Synonyms

multilinguality polylingualism

Questions

How do you pronounce multilingualism?: The recorded pronunciation is /mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm/.
What does multilingualism mean?: The condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages.
Where does multilingualism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English multilingual 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 multilingualism From multilingual + -ism.

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