HOW TO PRONOUNCE
bilateral
/baɪˈlætɚəl/
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Stress “lat” after the opening “bye.”
Use four syllables, with the main beat on the second. Let the opening long i vowel stay less prominent, and keep the final two syllables light.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The statement announces a bilateral meeting.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does bilateral mean?
adjective
- Having two sides.
- Involving both sides equally.
- Binding on both of the two parties involved.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Having bilateral symmetry.
- Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).
noun
- A meeting between two people or groups.
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IPA pronunciation
/baɪˈlætɚəl/
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Public finances face a decade-long trend in declining tax revenues, making the government increasingly dependent on official development assistance from bilateral donors.
In particular, the Member State shall not have devalued its currency's bilateral central rate against any other Member State's currency on its own initiative for the same period.
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When the contraction is bilateral, the saw-cuts, one or more in number, are placed on each side of the toe-clip.
The ordinary anomalies of the palate are the fissures, unilateral, bilateral, median, etc.: they are generally associated with hare-lip.
A Party may take a bilateral emergency action after the expiration of the transition period to deal with cases of serious injury, or threat thereof, to a domestic industry arising from the operation of this Agreement only with the consent of the Party against whose good the action would be taken.