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A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meanin...
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double-entendre n. A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqu ... A triple entendre is a rare variation of a double entendre where a phrase can be understood in any of three ways. An example of this would be the cover of the 1981 Rush album Moving Pictures.
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Definition of double entendre from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "double entendre"
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Double entendres can inadvertently change the meaning of what you are trying to write. Think about these examples to help you learn to make your own writing clearer and much more easily understood. ... Another word for a double entendre is an amphiboly. In the book With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies,
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July 25, 1986 ... I heard a cute tale about how Groucho Marx supposedly got the hook while hosting a live broadcast of his famous TV quiz show, You Bet Your Life. As this micro-legend has it, Groucho was small-talking with a female contestant when the following exchange took place: ... Female Contestant: Yes, Groucho,
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double entendre: Definition and Pronunciation ... double ender ... double entendre (Thesaurus)
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Definition of double entendre from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: obsolete French, literally, double meaning ... Learn more about "entendre" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Definition of double entendre in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of double entendre. Pronunciation of double entendre. Translations of double entendre. double entendre synonyms, double entendre antonyms. Information about double entendre in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... noun double meaning,
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