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biliteral, a.|baɪˈlɪtərəl|
[f. bi- prefix2 1 + literal, f. L. lītera or littera letter.]
1. Having or consisting of two letters; quasi-n. a linguistic root consisting of two letters. biˈliteralism, a biliteral condition of language.
1787Sir W. Jones Anniv. Disc. iv. (1824) I. 43 It is the genius of the Sanscrit..that the roots of verbs be almost universally biliteral. 1863R. Townsend Mod. Geom. I. 2 The former or biliteral notation is..more convenient. 1874Sayce Compar. Philol. ii. 78 The so-called biliterals are..the result of phonetic decay. 1860Farrar Orig. Lang. x. 212 The supposition of an original biliteralism.
2. Of an inscription: written in two different scripts. Also n., a biliteral inscription.
1877Skene Celtic Scot. II. 450 Several of those [sc. ogham inscriptions] in Wales being biliteral, and having a corresponding inscription in debased Roman characters. 1878Petrie & Stokes Christian Inscript. II. 165 The biliteral inscriptions on our stone monuments. a1886S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. (1887) 114 Other biliterals of..mere British origin. |