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Old 23-Oct-2004, 13:55
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Can't remember the word "double _____" that means something has two meanings?
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Can't remember the word "double _____" that means something has two meanings?

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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

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Can't remember the word "double _____" that means something has two meanings?
double entendre ('entendre' from French)
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Can't remember the word "double _____" that means something has two meanings?
double entendre ('entendre' from French)
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double entendre means "An ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate", whereas question was about a word having two meanings.
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Ok I found it.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Double-entendre

I think I should change the dictionary.
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