biliteraladj.

/bʌɪˈlɪtərəl/

Etymology: < bi- comb. form 1a + literal adj. and n., < Latin lītera or littera letter.

1. Having or consisting of two letters; quasi-n. a linguistic root consisting of two letters.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters

quadriliteral1650

triliteral1751

tetragrammatical1759

biliteral1791

quinqueliteral1793

uniliteral1828

monographic1953

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters

pluriliteral1762

biliteral1791

stem1874

1791 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 2 5 It is the genius of the Sanscrit..that the roots of verbs be almost universally biliteral.

1863 R. Townsend Chapters on Mod. Geom. I. 2 The former or biliteral notation is..more convenient.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 78 The so-called biliterals are..the result of phonetic decay.

2. Of an inscription: written in two different scripts. Also n., a biliteral inscription.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > written in two different systems

biliteral1877

digraphic1880

society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > in two different scripts

biliteral1877

1877 W. F. Skene Celtic Scotl. II. 450 Several of those [sc. ogham inscriptions] in Wales being biliteral, and having a corresponding inscription in debased Roman characters.

1878 Petrie & Stokes Christian Inscript. II. 165 The biliteral inscriptions on our stone monuments.

a1886 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. (1887) 114 Other biliterals of..mere British origin.

Derivatives

biˈliteralism n. a biliteral condition of language.

ΚΠ

1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. x. 212 The supposition of an original biliteralism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	biliteral
释义	biliteraladj. /bʌɪˈlɪtərəl/ Etymology: < bi- comb. form 1a + literal adj. and n., < Latin lītera or littera letter. 1. Having or consisting of two letters; quasi-n. a linguistic root consisting of two letters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters quadriliteral1650 triliteral1751 tetragrammatical1759 biliteral1791 quinqueliteral1793 uniliteral1828 monographic1953 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters pluriliteral1762 biliteral1791 stem1874 1791 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 2 5 It is the genius of the Sanscrit..that the roots of verbs be almost universally biliteral. 1863 R. Townsend Chapters on Mod. Geom. I. 2 The former or biliteral notation is..more convenient. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 78 The so-called biliterals are..the result of phonetic decay. 2. Of an inscription: written in two different scripts. Also n., a biliteral inscription. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > written in two different systems biliteral1877 digraphic1880 society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > in two different scripts biliteral1877 1877 W. F. Skene Celtic Scotl. II. 450 Several of those [sc. ogham inscriptions] in Wales being biliteral, and having a corresponding inscription in debased Roman characters. 1878 Petrie & Stokes Christian Inscript. II. 165 The biliteral inscriptions on our stone monuments. a1886 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. (1887) 114 Other biliterals of..mere British origin. Derivatives biˈliteralism n. a biliteral condition of language. ΚΠ 1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. x. 212 The supposition of an original biliteralism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1791
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