"biliteracy" meaning in All languages combined

See biliteracy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: biliteracies [plural]
Etymology: bi- + literacy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|literacy}} bi- + literacy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biliteracy (countable and uncountable, plural biliteracies)
  1. The capability of reading and writing in two languages. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-biliteracy-en-noun-~TheCmiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-

Inflected forms

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