multilingual
adjective
mul·ti·lin·gual
ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwəl 
-ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl,
-ˌtī-
1
: of, having, or expressed in several languages
a multilingual sign
multilingual dictionaries
2
: using or able to use several languages especially with equal fluency
multilingual translators
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The roots of multilingual come from Latin. If you happen to prefer Greek, use the synonym polyglot, in which poly- has the same meaning as multi-, and -glot means the same thing as -lingual. The best way to become multilingual is probably to be born in a bilingual (two-language) household; learning those first two seems to give the mind the kind of exercise that makes later language-learning easy.
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Then, in 1992, a bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush that required municipalities to provide multilingual ballots and voter information.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The multilingual models outperformed open-weight models from Google (GOOGL), Mistral, and Meta (META), according to Cohere.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024
Integrating these languages into AI development and creating multilingual AI models are essential steps toward global inclusivity.
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—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Her mother was a researcher and an administrator of multilingual education programs.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The multilingual models outperformed open-weight models from Google (GOOGL), Mistral, and Meta (META), according to Cohere.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024
Integrating these languages into AI development and creating multilingual AI models are essential steps toward global inclusivity.
4.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Her mother was a researcher and an administrator of multilingual education programs.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Multilingual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multilingual. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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