bilinguis

Meaning

  1. (declension-3, two-termination) Double-tongued, two-tongued; speaking two languages; having two tongues.
  2. (declension-3, two-termination) Hypocritical, deceitful, false, treacherous.
  3. (declension-3, two-termination) Having a double meaning; allegorical.

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[bɪˈlɪŋ.ɡʷɪs]
Etymology

Parasynthetic compound formed of bis (“twice, in two ways”) + lingua (“tongue”) + -is.

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