"sesquilingualism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sesquilingualisms [plural]
Etymology: From sesquilingual + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sesquilingual|ism}} sesquilingual + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} sesquilingualism (usually uncountable, plural sesquilingualisms)
  1. The condition of being sesquilingual; the ability to speak one language fluently, and a second language only to a limited extent. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: monolingualism, bilingualism Translations (the condition of being sesquilingual; the ability to speak one language fluently, and a second language only to a limited extent): sesquilingüismo (Spanish)

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