multilingual development
nounMultilingual development is the way a person learns to speak and understand more than one language over time.
Her multilingual development began at home, where her family spoke Spanish, English, and French.
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2. The gradual improvement of a community's ability to use several languages in daily life.
The town's multilingual development helped local businesses serve visitors from many countries.
3. The planning and growth of multiple language skills in a school or education program.
The school supports multilingual development by offering classes in three languages.
4. The process of keeping and strengthening several languages within a family across generations.
Their multilingual development kept the grandparents' language alive in the younger children.