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Multilingualism MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Multilingualism
Tree Number(s)
L01.559.423.452
Unique ID
D019303
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019303
Annotation
IM; do not coord with a Cat Z term to specify the languages, i.e., French-Italian bilingualism = MULTILINGUALISM only & not also FRANCE & ITALY
Scope Note
The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Entry Term(s)
Bilingualism
Previous Indexing
Language (1968-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2017/07/08

No Qualifiers
Multilingualism Preferred
Bilingualism Related
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