adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/baɪˈlætəɹəl/
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rhymes with -ætəɹəl
CMU ARPABET:B AY0 L AE1 T ER0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having two sides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Involving both sides equally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Binding on both of the two parties involved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Having bilateral symmetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A meeting between two people or groups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having two sides or parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: two-sided
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8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
affecting or undertaken by two parties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan
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9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
having identical parts on each side of an axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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