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monolingual
adjective mono·lin·gual \ˌmä-nə-ˈliŋ-gwəl, ˌmō-, -ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl\
: able to speak and understand only one language
: using or expressed in only one language
Full Definition of MONOLINGUAL
: having or using only one language
— monolingual noun
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First Known Use of MONOLINGUAL
1926
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