Quadrilingual

Quick meaning: Quadrilingual is an adjective meaning Involving four languages.

Meaning

Involving four languages.

More Meanings

1. Of a text, written in four languages.
2. Of a person, able to speak four languages.
3. A person who understands four languages.

Example Sentences

Part of the rationale for this quadrilingual language policy is the desire to preserve ‘Asian values’, viewed as inherent in Asian languages, in the face of ‘Western values’ associated with globalisation and the use of English.

Word Forms

• quadrilinguals

Synonyms for quadrilingual

Depending on context, synonyms include tetralingual.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tetralingual, trilingual, quinquelingual, hexalingual, octolingual, polylingual.

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