duplicity

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

duplicity (countable and uncountable, plural duplicities)

  1. Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  2. The quality of being double or twofold.
    • 1982, H. B. Barlow, J. D. Mollon, Senses, page 104:
      For instance the rod-cone 'duplicity' of retinal function was first enunciated by the German microscopist Max Schultze in 1866

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