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double-entendre (dub′əl än tän′ drə; do̵̅o̅′blôn tôn′drə)

noun

  1. a term with two meanings, esp. when one of them has a risqué or indecorous connotation
  2. the use of such a term or terms; ambiguity

Etymology: Fr (now obs.), double meaning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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