Meaning & use
Quadrilingual
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Able to speak or use four languages, or conducted in four languages.
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Growing up in Luxembourg made her quadrilingual by the time she finished school.
The conference offered quadrilingual interpretation in English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin.
A note on using this word
Quadrilingual combines the Latin prefix "quadri-" (four) with "lingua" (tongue or language), following the same pattern as "bilingual" and "trilingual."
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four-language
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