Zweideutigkeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ambiguity noun The quality of having more than one possible meaning or interpretation.
Senses
Zweideutigkeit is used for these senses in English:
- ambiguity (countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.
- double entendre A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.
- equivocality The quality of being equivocal.
ambiguity — full definition
- noun The quality of having more than one possible meaning or interpretation.
- noun A specific word, phrase, or statement that can be understood in more than one way.
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