"biscript" meaning in All languages combined

See biscript on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: bi- + script Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi-|script}} bi- + script Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} biscript (not comparable)
  1. Using two scripts (especially of monolingual text). Tags: not-comparable
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