Meaning & use
trilingual
Able to speak or write three languages fluently, or conducted in three languages.
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Growing up in Switzerland, she became trilingual in French, German, and Italian.
The conference offered trilingual translation in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
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Compare with 'bilingual' (two languages) and 'multilingual' (several languages, not specifying a number).
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