"multilingualness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From multilingual + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|multilingual|ness}} multilingual + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} multilingualness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being multilingual. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: multilingualism, polylingualism
    Sense id: en-multilingualness-en-noun-b6nIe0bc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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