"biliteral" meaning in English

See biliteral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From bi- + literal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|literal}} bi- + literal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biliteral (not comparable)
  1. Composed of two letters Tags: not-comparable Translations (composed of two letters): bilitère (French), διγράμματος (digrámmatos) (Greek), biliteral (Portuguese), bilítero (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-biliteral-en-adj-J0bfq8Te Disambiguation of 'composed of two letters': 95 5
  2. Written in two different scripts Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biliteral-en-adj-ebxyxfT6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biliteralism
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          "word": "διγράμματος"
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          "sense": "composed of two letters",
          "word": "biliteral"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "composed of two letters",
      "word": "bilitère"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "composed of two letters",
      "word": "διγράμματος"
    },
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      "sense": "composed of two letters",
      "word": "biliteral"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "composed of two letters",
      "word": "bilítero"
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