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tri·lin·gual  (tr-lnggwl)
adj.
1. Using or able to use three languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
2. Of, relating to, or expressed in three languages.
n.
A person who is able to use three languages, especially with equal fluency.
tri·lingual·ism n.
trilingual [traɪˈlɪŋgwəl]
adj
1. able to speak three languages fluently
2. expressed or written in three languages
trilingualism  n
trilingually  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.trilingual - using or knowing three languagestrilingual - using or knowing three languages; "trilingual speakers"
multilingual - using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation"
Translations
trilingual [ˈtraɪˈlɪŋgwəl] ADJ → trilingüe
trilingual
adj → dreisprachig
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Bilingualism, even trilingualism, was not new to some of these communities.
The impact of immigration on bilingualism among indigenous American ... by Ahler, Janet Goldenstein / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
English and French have been incorporated into an official government policy of trilingualism.
Rwanda by Kattenburg, Dave / New Internationalist
Singleton, David 2001 "Cross-linguistic interactions in the multilingual lexicon" (Paper presented at the second International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Trilingualism, Fryske Akademy, Netherlands.
Cross-linguistic influence in the production of German prepositions ... by Kujalowicz, Agnieszka / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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