interlingualism
interlingualism · interlingualisms
The status of not being associated to or confined to one languageThe status of not being associated to or confined to one language.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The status of not being associated to or confined to one language.
Taxonomic names are great examples of interlingualism.
(countable)A word, phrase or lexeme which is commonly found either in multiple languages or not limited to a single language.
Origin
From interlingual (“between or across languages”) + -ism (abstract-noun suffix).From interlingual (“between or across languages”) + -ism (abstract-noun suffix).
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Forms
plural: interlingualisms| Singular | interlingualism |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable