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Definition of "double-meaning" []

  • Having or conveying two meanings; misleading; deceitful.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "double-meaning" in a sentence
  • "Independence may then take on a positive double-meaning in your divorce!"
  • ""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."
  • "Â The words came out of the somewhat biblical imagery of the card, and from the double-meaning of the word “fled”."