"unilingual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl Etymology: From uni- + lingual. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uni-|lingual}} uni- + lingual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unilingual (not comparable)
  1. knowing or using a single language Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: monolingual Derived forms: unilingually
    Sense id: en-unilingual-en-adj-Nuc9VEEp

Noun

Forms: unilinguals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl Etymology: From uni- + lingual. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uni-|lingual}} uni- + lingual Head templates: {{en-noun}} unilingual (plural unilinguals)
  1. a person who understands only one language
    Sense id: en-unilingual-en-noun-Qfw~9DgT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with uni- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with uni-: 44 56

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unilingual meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "text": "If you're black you've had to improvise communication with unilingual whites, she'd probably easily acquire this ancient one, too.",
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          "word": "monolingual"
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