biliteral
Americanadjective
-
using or consisting of two letters.
-
(of Semitic roots) having two consonants.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of biliteral
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I affirm the depth and strength of the biliteral relations between Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” el-Sissi tweeted after returning to Egypt early Monday.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Bacon’s cipher is also called the biliteral cipher, meaning that it uses two letters.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The typical Coptic root thus became biliteral rather than triliteral, and the verb, by means of periphrases, developed tenses of remarkable precision.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
II. geminatae Properly triliterals, but, with the 2nd or 3rd radical alike, these coalesced in many forms where no vowel intervened, and gave the word the appearance of a biliteral.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
