About The Word Double-entendre

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Double-entendre

Double-entendre Meaning & Definition
Double-entendre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Double-entendre?

[n] an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

Synonyms | Synonyms for Double-entendre:

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See Also | ambiguity

Double-entendre In Webster's Dictionary

\Dou"ble-en*ten"dre\, n. [F. double double + entendre to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is double entente.] A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.

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