Pentalingual

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who understands five languages.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Written in or otherwise expressed through five languages. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Able to use five languages. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Translated into five languages not-comparable

Synonyms

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quinquelingual

Example

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"Tom grew up pentalingual: he spoke Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Yiddish, and German. Later, he also learned Polish. His native language, as was usual at the time, was German."

Etymology

From penta- + lingual.

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