duplicity

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/
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/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ · /dju-/

Definition of duplicity

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being double or twofold.
    “For instance the rod-cone 'duplicity' of retinal function was first enunciated by the German microscopist Max Schultze in 1866 […]”

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Etymology

From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.

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