translingualadj.
/tranzˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, /trɑːnzˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, /transˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, /trɑːnsˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S. /trænzˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, /træn(t)sˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/ Occurring in or involving more than one language. Also (of a person): able to switch effortlessly from one language to another when speaking or writing.
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1963 Irish Times 10 Aug. 8/8 The hero of Svevo's novel has the misfortune to be called Signor Nitti, and his character does little to redeem him from the implications of irreverent translingual punning.
1979 Res. Afr. Lit. 10 98 Scholarly studies appeared that were not only international, but also translingual.
1994 R. Russell Ital. Women Writers 302 We might even call her a translingual writer, one for whom restrictive nationalistic or linguistic designations do not apply.
2014 P. Vettorel Eng. as Lingua Franca in Wider Networking vi. 206 Multiple linguistic resources are drawn upon..and languages mixed in translingual practices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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