"interlingual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl Etymology: inter- + lingual Etymology templates: {{affix|en|inter-|lingual}} inter- + lingual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interlingual (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Translation studies Derived forms: interlingual machine translation, interlingualism Translations (spanning multiple languages): interlinguaal (Dutch), kieltenvälinen (Finnish), ენათშორისი (enatšorisi) (Georgian)

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    {
      "word": "intralingual"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "inter-",
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      },
      "expansion": "inter- + lingual",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "inter- + lingual",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "interlingual (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with inter-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
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            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Translation studies",
          "orig": "en:Translation studies",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "interlingual machine translation"
        },
        {
          "word": "interlingualism"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004, Wolfram Wilss, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 9",
          "text": "Why is translation suitable as a subject-matter of academic study, or to raise this question in a somewhat different and perhaps more challenging form: What distinguishes everyday, intralingual communication from interlingual, \"exceptional\" communication?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality."
      ],
      "id": "en-interlingual-en-adj-2REFEHT~",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "translation studies",
          "translation studies"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "multilingual",
          "multilingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences",
        "translation-studies"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
          "word": "interlinguaal"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
          "word": "kieltenvälinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "enatšorisi",
          "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
          "word": "ენათშორისი"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋɡwəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "interlingual"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "intralingual"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "interlingual machine translation"
    },
    {
      "word": "interlingualism"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "inter-",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "inter- + lingual",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "interlingual (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with inter-",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adjectives",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪŋɡwəl",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪŋɡwəl/4 syllables",
        "en:Linguistics",
        "en:Translation studies"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004, Wolfram Wilss, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 9",
          "text": "Why is translation suitable as a subject-matter of academic study, or to raise this question in a somewhat different and perhaps more challenging form: What distinguishes everyday, intralingual communication from interlingual, \"exceptional\" communication?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "translation studies",
          "translation studies"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "multilingual",
          "multilingual"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences",
        "translation-studies"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋɡwəl"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
      "word": "interlinguaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
      "word": "kieltenvälinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "enatšorisi",
      "sense": "spanning multiple languages",
      "word": "ენათშორისი"
    }
  ],
  "word": "interlingual"
}

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