duplicity
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duplicity
- /duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/
- /dju-/
Where it comes from
From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.
noun duplicities
- Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
- 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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noun intentional deceptiveness
| Español | duplicidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 二枚舌 nimaijita, 二心 |
| 中文 | 表裡不一 /表里不一 biǎolǐbùyī, 口是心非 kǒushìxīnfēi |
| Português | duplicidade |
| Français | duplicité, double jeu |
| Deutsch | Doppelspiel, Doppelzüngigkeit, Duplizität |
| Italiano | doppiezza |
| Ελληνικά | διπροσωπία diprosopía |
| Русский | двули́чность dvulíčnostʹ, двули́чие dvulíčije, дво́йственность dvójstvennostʹ |
Talk about this word "duplicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duplicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duplicity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duplicity "duplicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duplicity.Cite this
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