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Meaning of 'bilateral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bilateral [ a.]
- Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.
- Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body.

Meaning of 'bilateral' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bilateral [ s]
Meaning (1):
- affecting or undertaken by two parties
Example in sentence:
  • a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan

Nearby Words:

bilabiate bilaciniate bilalo bilamellate bilamellated bilaminar bilaminate biland bilander bilaterality

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