Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or conveying two meanings; misleading; deceitful.
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Examples
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I thought it was a great post, but I think you took too long to get to the purely semantic issue of "Mature" meaning "sexy times and cursing" and "Mature" meaning "post-adolescent," since that double-meaning seems to be the main stumbling block of any conversation of this sort.
Speaking Of Maturity SVGL 2009
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If the title has some unfortunate double-meaning, that can be resolved after getting published.
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Independence may then take on a positive double-meaning in your divorce!
Mark Schwartz: Divorce: Independence or Enslavement? Mark Schwartz 2011
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Independence may then take on a positive double-meaning in your divorce!
Mark Schwartz: Divorce: Independence or Enslavement? Mark Schwartz 2011
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 The words came out of the somewhat biblical imagery of the card, and from the double-meaning of the word “fled”.
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 The words came out of the somewhat biblical imagery of the card, and from the double-meaning of the word “fled”.
Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » 48 Birds #6 Who Has Fled the Garden? 2009
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Independence may then take on a positive double-meaning in your divorce!
Mark Schwartz: Divorce: Independence or Enslavement? Mark Schwartz 2011
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"Pelham came awake one night to find a naked man standing over his bed, growling": So begins "Night Stand," a tale with a double-meaning in its title but no apparent primary cause.
In Brief: Mystery 2011
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Independence may then take on a positive double-meaning in your divorce!
Mark Schwartz: Divorce: Independence or Enslavement? Mark Schwartz 2011
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What I can say, however, is that the final knell of any hope this country might possibly have entertained -- with "entertained" being the operative double-meaning term -- was clanging loud.
All is "Lost" 2010
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