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English
Etymology
From two + edged.
Adjective
two-edged (not comparable)
- (of an edged weapon etc) having two cutting edges
- (by extension) having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations
1973 December 1, Don McGaw, “Homosexual=Homophile=Gay=Gay Community?”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 24, page 4:Then there's that term 'gay'. Does that still mean all homosexual people? For some folks, as mentioned earlier, yes. For others, no. It is in reality a two-edged term. On the hand meaning all sisters and brothers, yet on the other hand sisters in the political, social, economic liberation movement, called Gay Liberation. It implies a political stand.
Translations
having two meanings or interpretations
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