Diglottic

/daɪˈɡlɒtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Written in or containing two languages, especially describing a text that has two languages presented side by side.

Etymology

From Greek 'di-' (two) and 'glotta' (tongue/language). The term emerged in the 18th century to describe bilingual manuscripts and printed works, particularly religious texts.

Kelly Says

The most famous diglottic text is the Rosetta Stone, which helped scholars finally crack Egyptian hieroglyphics by comparing Greek and Egyptian side by side—talk about a language cheat code!

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