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matrilingual.

Pertaining to one's mother tongue.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mætɹɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmætɹɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/General-American
  1. Pertaining to one's mother tongue.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

From matri- (prefix meaning ‘mother’) + lingual (“related to language or linguistics”).

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