The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trilingual — 1834, from TRI (Cf. tri ) + L. lingua language, lit. tongue (see LINGUAL (Cf. lingual)) … Etymology dictionary
trilingual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) speaking three languages fluently. 2) written or conducted in three languages. DERIVATIVES trilingualism noun … English terms dictionary
trilingual — [trī liŋ′gwəl] adj. [< L trilinguis (< tri ,TRI + lingua, tongue: see LANGUAGE) + AL] 1. of or in three languages 2. using or capable of using three languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility trilingually adv … English World dictionary
trilingual — adjective Date: 1834 consisting of, having, or expressed in three languages < trilingual countries > < a trilingual joke >; also familiar with or able to use three languages < a trilingual teacher > • trilingually adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
trilingual — 1. adjective a) Able to read or speak three languages. b) Expressed or written in three languages. 2. noun A trilingual person. See Also: trilingualism, trilingually … Wiktionary
trilingual — tri|lin|gual [ˌtraıˈlıŋgwəl] adj 1.) able to speak three languages 2.) using three languages ▪ a trilingual medieval inscription … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trilingual College — A humanistic educational institution that taught all three of the ancient languages in which classical literature, the Bible, and patristic writings were written, Hebrew, Greek, and (classical) Latin. The founding of institutes for the… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
trilingual — trilingualism, n. trilingually, adv. /truy ling gweuhl/ or, Can., / ling gyooh euhl/, adj. using, speaking, or involving three languages. [1825 35; < L trilingu(is) triple tongued + AL1. See TRI , LINGUAL] * * * … Universalium
trilingual — tri|lin|gual [ traı lıŋgwəl ] adjective able to speak three languages a. involving three languages or written in three languages … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trilingual — tri·lin·gual || ‚traɪ lɪŋgwÉ™l adj. able to communicate in three different languages; expressed in three different languages … English contemporary dictionary
