multicompetence

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noun

The unified language competence of a person who can communicate in more than one language.

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Meanings

nounmulticompetence (countable and uncountable, plural multicompetences)

plural multicompetences

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe unified language competence of a person who can communicate in more than one language.

Origin

From multi- + competence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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