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Who is bilingual?

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According to the Oxford dictionary bilingual means:

 

ADJECTIVE

  • 1Speaking two languages fluently:

 ‘a bilingual secretary’

  1.1 (of a text or an activity) written or conducted in two             languages:

  ‘bilingual dictionaries’

  ‘bilingual education’

  1.2 (of a country, city, or other community) using two languages,     especially officially.

 

NOUN

  • A person fluent in two languages.

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Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin bilinguis, from bi- having two + lingua tongue + -al.

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Pronunciation

bilingual:/bʌɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/

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Therefore, a person is bilingual when s/he is fluent in two languages (oral and written)

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