diglot

D2I1G2L1O1T1

noun

A bilingual inscription, book, or person.

Similar
bilingual
OriginAncient Greek δίγλωττις →
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Meanings

noundiglot (plural diglots)

plural diglots

  1. A bilingual inscription, book, or person.
adjectivediglot (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of bilingual.

    Synonyms: bilingual

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of bilingual.

Similar
bilingual
Also see
biglotbilingual

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίγλωττις“two-tongued”
  2. Englishdiglot

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίγλωττις (díglōttis, “two-tongued”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) and γλωττίς (glōttís), from γλῶττα (glôtta), secondary form of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue, language”). di- + -glot.

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Cite this entry
APA

diglot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglot

MLA

“diglot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diglot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diglot.

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