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Double-entendre
Pronunciation : Dou"ble-en*ten"dre
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. double double + entendre to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is double entente.]
Definition : Defn: A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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