monolingual
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl
Adjective[edit]
monolingual (comparative more monolingual, superlative most monolingual)
- Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
- 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, DOI: , page 5:
- Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.
- Synonym: unilingual
- Antonyms: multilingual, plurilingual
Translations[edit]
only knowing or spoken in one language
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Noun[edit]
monolingual (plural monolinguals)
- a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot
German[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
monolingual (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of monolingual
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Further reading[edit]
- “monolingual” in Duden online